| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Roberto Ferreira Cabral | ||
| Date of birth | (1945-01-02)2 January 1945 (age 80) | ||
| Place of birth | Santos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1963 | Santos | ||
| 1964 | São Bento | ||
| 1964–1967 | Bangu | ||
| 1967 | Houston Stars | 7 | (2) |
| 1967 | Fluminense | ||
| 1968–1971 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1971 | Flamengo | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979 | Santa Helena | ||
| 1982–1984 | Santos U20 | ||
| 1984 | São Paulo U20 | ||
| 1984 | São Bento | ||
| 1984–1986 | Al Arabi | ||
| 1985 | Qatar U17 | ||
| 1987–1988 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 1988 | Al-Shamal | ||
| 1989 | Qatar | ||
| 1989–1990 | Al Sadd | ||
| 1991 | Santos | ||
| 1991–1993 | Saudi Arabia U20 | ||
| 1993–1994 | Al Rayyan | ||
| 1995 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1995 | Santos | ||
| 1996 | Guarani | ||
| 1996 | Paranaense | ||
| 1996 | Goiás | ||
| 1997 | São José | ||
| 1997 | Al Ain | ||
| 1998 | Liga de Quito | ||
| 1998 | Al Ahli (KSA) | ||
| 1999 | Hajer | ||
| 1999–2001 | Al Qadisiyah | ||
| 2001 | Santos | ||
| 2002 | Figueirense | ||
| 2002–2003 | Zamalek | ||
| 2003–2004 | Al Arabi | ||
| 2004–2005 | Zamalek | ||
| 2006 | Campinense | ||
| 2007 | Espérance | ||
| 2008 | Espérance | ||
| 2009–2010 | Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Roberto Ferreira Cabral[2] (born 2 January 1945[3]) is a Brazilian formerfootball player and manager nicknamedCabralzinho[4] who last managedEspérance of Tunisia, a position he held from May 2008[5] to November 2008.[6] He previously managed Espérance in 2007.[7][8]
Cabralzinho played forSantos,São Bento,Fluminense,Palmeiras andBangu, with which he won the state championship of Rio de Janeiro, theCampeonato Carioca of 1966. He was also part of the Bangu side that participated in 1967 under the name ofHouston Stars in the championship of theUnited Soccer Association.[3][1]
He began his coaching career in 1979,[9] and previous clubs includeSantos in Brazil (1995)[9] andZamalek in Egypt for two spells - between 2002 and 2003[9][10] and between 2004 and 2005.[4][11] While at Zamalek he reportedly turned down offers from rivalsAl-Ahly, as well as theEgyptian national side.[12]
September 2009 Cabral namedAl-Ittihad Al-Sakndary new coach after the sacking of Egyptian coach Taha Basry, His first match was against former teamZamalek.[13]