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Abel Braga

アベウ・カルロス・ダ・シウバ・ブラガ　/　あべう・かるろす・だ・しうば・ぶらが

Association football player from Brazil

September 1, 1952 (age 73)　・　Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro
association football player
association football coach

My Take

Abel Braga interests me far more as a survivor than as a record-setter. A towering center-back from Rio who debuted with Fluminense and made the 1978 World Cup squad, he earned just one Brazil cap, yet built a coaching life that stretched across decades into a technical-director role at Internacional. To me that longevity is the real story: staying trusted in Brazilian football, a brutally demanding culture, long after your playing days fade. I value the craftsman over the headline, and Braga reads like a man who understood the game from the soil up rather than chasing personal glory.

Overview

Abel Carlos da Silva Braga (born 1 September 1952) is a Brazilian football coach and former player. He is the current technical director of Internacional. Braga played as a central defender during a professional career that started with Fluminense in 1968. He earned one cap for Brazil, and was on the 1978 FIFA World Cup squad.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Abel Braga
Name (Japanese): アベウ・カルロス・ダ・シウバ・ブラガ
Reading: あべう・かるろす・だ・しうば・ぶらが
Born: September 1, 1952 (age 73)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Dragon
Origin: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Blood type: Private
Height: 190 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%99%E3%82%A6%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A6%E3%83%90%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AC

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