Abel Braga

This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is da Silva and the second is Braga.

Abel Carlos da Silva Braga (born 1 September 1952), known as Abel Braga, is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player.

Abel Braga
Abel Braga (2007).jpg
Braga in 2007
Personal information
Full nameAbel Carlos da Silva Braga
Date of birth (1952-09-01) 1 September 1952 (age 72)
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1976Fluminense42(1)
1976–1979Vasco da Gama37(0)
1977Las Vegas Quicksilvers (loan)[1]11(2)
1979–1981Paris Saint-Germain45(9)
1981–1982Cruzeiro12(1)
1982–1984Botafogo21(4)
1984–1985Goytacaz
National team
1978Brazil1(0)
Teams managed
1985Goytacaz
1985Botafogo
1986Rio Ave
1986Vitória
1987Galícia
1987–1988Santa Cruz
1988–1989Internacional
1989–1991Famalicão
1991Internacional
1992–1993Belenenses
1993–1994Famalicão
1994–1995Vitória de Setúbal
1995Vasco da Gama
1995Internacional
1997Guarani
1997–1998Atlético Paranaense
1998Bahia
1999Coritiba
1999–2000Paraná
2000Vasco da Gama
2000Marseille
2001Atlético Mineiro
2001–2002Botafogo
2002Botafogo
2002Atlético Paranaense
2003Ponte Preta
2004Flamengo
2004Flamengo
2005Fluminense
2006–2007Internacional
2007–2008Internacional
2008–2011Al Jazira
2011–2013Fluminense
2014Internacional
2015Al Jazira
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Managerial statistics

As of 26 April 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Botafogo   1 March 1985 29 October 1985 35 13 10 12 40 44 −4 37.14
Internacional   2 October 1988 18 June 1989 62 31 19 12 95 52 +43 50.00
Famalicão   July 1989 May 1991 72 29 22 21 88 65 +23 40.28 [2]
Internacional   11 June 1991 22 September 1991 18 11 5 2 25 8 +17 61.11
Belenenses   3 November 1991 16 October 1993 68 30 21 17 95 69 +26 44.12 [2]
Famalicão   28 November 1993 2 June 1994 24 4 7 13 19 54 −35 16.67 [2]
Rio Ave   21 August 1994 1 October 1994 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 33.33 [2]
Vitória de Setúbal   20 November 1994 25 February 1995 12 1 2 9 9 21 −12 &08.33 [2]
Vasco da Gama   April 1995 May 1995 14 6 3 5 19 15 +4 42.86 [3]
Internacional   12 July 1995 3 December 1995 29 12 9 8 44 27 +17 41.38
Guarani   25 March 1997 20 April 1997 5 0 3 2 8 11 −3 &00.00
Atlético Paranaense   July 1997 21 August 1998 61 32 15 14 111 71 +40 52.46
Coritiba   30 April 1999 September 1999 21 9 6 6 30 29 +1 42.86
Paraná   7 October 1999 5 March 2000 20 10 3 7 28 24 +4 50.00
Vasco da Gama   5 March 2000 2 June 2000 23 16 5 2 62 21 +41 69.57 [3]
Marseille   2 June 2000 17 November 2000 16 5 3 8 17 20 −3 31.25
Atlético Mineiro   January 2001 19 April 2001 24 12 8 4 49 23 +26 50.00
Botafogo   15 October 2001 8 July 2002 55 21 17 17 100 90 +10 38.18
Botafogo   22 August 2002 22 September 2002 8 2 2 4 7 13 −6 25.00
Atlético Paranaense   18 October 2002 19 November 2002 6 3 1 2 13 12 +1 50.00
Ponte Preta   11 December 2002 14 December 2003 56 15 22 19 83 93 −10 26.79
Flamengo   17 December 2003 18 July 2004 44 19 12 13 70 56 +14 43.18 [4]
Fluminense   21 December 2004 13 December 2005 74 37 17 20 144 109 +35 50.00
Internacional   13 December 2005 24 April 2007 94 53 23 18 140 83 +57 56.38
Internacional   10 August 2007 1 June 2008 50 28 9 13 93 45 +48 56.00
Al Jazira   2 July 2008 7 June 2011 86 51 21 14 195 114 +81 59.30 [5]
Fluminense   8 June 2011 29 July 2013 142 77 27 38 230 153 +77 54.23 [6]
Internacional   17 December 2013 31 December 2014 62 37 10 15 103 63 +40 59.68
Al Jazira   16 June 2015 12 December 2015 16 3 6 7 32 38 −6 18.75
Fluminense   30 November 2016 16 June 2018 109 43 29 37 166 129 +37 39.45 [7]
Flamengo   2 January 2019 29 May 2019 30 18 7 5 56 27 +29 60.00
Cruzeiro   27 September 2019 29 November 2019 14 3 8 3 10 11 −1 21.43
Vasco da Gama   16 December 2019 16 March 2020 14 4 5 5 8 9 −1 28.57
Internacional   10 November 2020 26 February 2021 18 10 4 4 28 14 +14 55.56
FC Lugano   30 June 2021 1 September 2021 6 3 1 2 14 8 +6 50.00 [8]
Fluminense   15 December 2021 28 April 2022 26 17 4 5 35 15 +20 65.38
Career total 1,420 667 367 386 2,272 1,643 +629 46.97

Honours

Player

Fluminense
Vasco

Manager

Atlético Paranaense
Coritiba
Vasco
Flamengo
Fluminense
Internacional
Al Jazira

Individual

References

  1. NASL profile
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Abel Braga manager stats at ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Juventude, medalhões e 'chocolate': as passagens de Abel Braga pelo Vasco" [Youth, veterans and 'thrashing': the stints of Abel Braga at Vasco] (in português do Brasil). Lance!. December 18, 2019. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  4. "Abel retorna ao Flamengo, clube que ajudou a sua 'carreira a deslanchar'" [Abel returns to Flamengo, club that helped his 'career to take off'] (in português do Brasil). Terra. December 12, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  5. "Abel Braga é o novo treinador do Al Jazira, dos Emirados Árabes" [Abel Braga is the new manager of Al Jazira, from the United Arab Emirates] (in português do Brasil). ESPN Brasil. June 16, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  6. "Campeão como jogador e treinador, Abel Braga dirigirá Flu pela terceira vez" [Champion as player and manager, Abel Braga will manage Flu for the third time] (in português do Brasil). Veja. February 20, 2017. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  7. "Fim do casamento! Abel Braga pede demissão e deixa Fluminense" [End of marriage! Abel Braga resigns and leaves Fluminense] (in português do Brasil). UOL Esporte. June 16, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  8. "Abel Braga é demitido do Lugano menos de três meses depois de assumir o clube suíço" [Abel Braga is fired from Lugano less than three months after taking over the Swiss club] (in português do Brasil). ge. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  9. "Com nove jogadores de Fla e Flu, Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca". Globoesporte.com. May 7, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.

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