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My Take
What draws me to Abel Ferreira is the unglamorous path he took. A right-back who logged 234 Primeira Liga matches without much fanfare, he has reinvented himself into one of the sharpest managers around, steering Palmeiras in Brazil. I find that career arc telling: defenders often make the most pragmatic coaches because they spent their playing days reading the game from behind. Bringing European discipline to South American flair is no small feat, and his success there suggests a tactician who learned patience the hard way. He strikes me as a quietly relentless builder, and I rate him highly.
Overview
Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira (born 22 December 1978), known simply as Abel as a player, is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player. He is the head coach of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras. As a right-back, he played 234 Primeira Liga matches over 11 seasons (scoring three goals), with Vitória de Guimarães, Braga and Sporting CP.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Abel Ferreira
- Name (Japanese)
- アベル・フェレイラ
- Reading
- あべる・ふぇれいら
- Born
- December 22, 1978 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Horse
- Origin
- Penafiel, Porto, Portugal
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 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
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.