Photo: Ilya Khokhlov / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Carlos Carvalhal interests me precisely because he wasn't a superstar player yet became a true journeyman manager who circled the globe. A Braga-born centre-back who returned to his hometown club three times, he later coached across Portugal and England, surviving the grind at clubs like Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday. He's also remembered for peppering press conferences with folksy proverbs, bringing an oddly literary humour to the brutal results business. To me he embodies resilient adaptability, the manager who keeps finding work because he keeps learning. I admire that unflashy persistence far more than a single dazzling season.
Overview
Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾluʃ kɐɾvɐˈʎal]; born 4 December 1965) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, currently a manager. As a player, he totalled 197 Primeira Liga appearances in service of six clubs, including three stints at Braga and two at Chaves, as well as a single game for Porto.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Carlos Carvalhal
- Name (Japanese)
- カルロス・カルバリャル
- Reading
- かるろす・かるばりゃる
- Born
- December 4, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Snake
- Origin
- Braga, 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
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Portugal →
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.