Born inTubarão,Santa Catarina, Cabral started his career atFigueirense, being a manager of the club's youth sides. In July 2013 he moved to fierce rivalAvaí, again assigned to the youth setup.[1]
In 2014, Cabral was appointed assistant manager of the main squad. He was also named interim in two occasions: the first, as a replacement toEmerson Nunes in a 2–1 win against Figueirense, and the second in four matches after the dismissal ofPingo.
On 19 August 2014 Cabral was appointed at the helm ofGrêmio's under-20 side.[2] On 16 December, however, he returned to his previous club Avaí, again as an assistant.[3]
Cabral was also an interim in 2015, but after a 1–2 loss againstMarcílio Dias, he was replaced byGilson Kleina. The latter was sacked on 10 November of that year, and Cabral was again named interim until the end of the year.[4] He remained in charge until March 2016, being replaced bySilas.
On 15 June 2016, Cabral was namedMirassol manager.[5] On 27 October, his departure toTombense was confirmed,[6] and he spent the 2017 campaign in charge of the club.
On 19 March 2018, Cabral was confirmed as head coach ofConcórdia,[7] and finished the season atJataiense.[8] He then returned to Mirassol in 2019, now in charge of the under-20 team, before being named coordinator of Figueirense's youth categories on 15 November of that year.[9]
On 22 October 2020, after working as an assistant atFigueira, Cabral was appointedPrimavera head coach.[10] He was named in charge ofJuventus de Jaraguá on 4 December,[11] but was dismissed the following 5 March, after just three matches into the new season.[12]
On 30 November 2023, Cabral returned to Tombense in the place ofMoacir Júnior.[16] He was sacked on 13 July 2025, after more than a year in charge,[17] and took over fellow league teamYpiranga-RS fifteen days later.[18]
^"Raul Cabral é o novo técnico do Juventus" [Raul Cabral is the new head coach of Juventus] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Avante Esportes. 4 December 2020. Retrieved26 February 2023.
