Abel Braga
Brazilian footballer (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abel Carlos da Silva Braga (born 1 September 1952), known as Abel Braga, is a Brazilian former football coach and player.[2]
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Braga.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abel Carlos da Silva Braga | ||
Date of birth | (1952-09-01) 1 September 1952 (age 71) | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1976 | Fluminense | 42 | (1) |
1976–1979 | Vasco da Gama | 37 | (0) |
1977 | → Las Vegas Quicksilvers (loan)[1] | 11 | (2) |
1979–1981 | Paris Saint-Germain | 45 | (9) |
1981–1982 | Cruzeiro | 12 | (1) |
1982–1984 | Botafogo | 21 | (4) |
1984–1985 | Goytacaz | ||
International career | |||
1978 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1985 | Goytacaz | ||
1985 | Botafogo | ||
1986 | Rio Ave | ||
1986 | Vitória | ||
1987 | Galícia | ||
1987–1988 | Santa Cruz | ||
1988–1989 | Internacional | ||
1989–1991 | Famalicão | ||
1991 | Internacional | ||
1992–1993 | Belenenses | ||
1993–1994 | Famalicão | ||
1994–1995 | Vitória de Setúbal | ||
1995 | Vasco da Gama | ||
1995 | Internacional | ||
1997 | Guarani | ||
1997–1998 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
1998 | Bahia | ||
1999 | Coritiba | ||
1999–2000 | Paraná | ||
2000 | Vasco da Gama | ||
2000 | Marseille | ||
2001 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
2001–2002 | Botafogo | ||
2002 | Botafogo | ||
2002 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
2003 | Ponte Preta | ||
2004 | Flamengo | ||
2005 | Fluminense | ||
2006–2007 | Internacional | ||
2007–2008 | Internacional | ||
2008–2011 | Al Jazira | ||
2011–2013 | Fluminense | ||
2014 | Internacional | ||
2015 | Al Jazira | ||
2017–2018 | Fluminense | ||
2019 | Flamengo | ||
2019 | Cruzeiro | ||
2020 | Vasco da Gama | ||
2020–2021 | Internacional | ||
2021 | Lugano | ||
2022 | Fluminense | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He 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.
Since his retirement in 1985, he has managed a number of clubs in Brazil and Portugal, including three spells at Fluminense. In 2006, he won the Copa Libertadores and FIFA Club World Cup for Internacional. He has also managed French club Marseille, as well as Emirati club Al Jazira over two spells.