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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Braga.
Abel Braga
Braga in 2007
Personal information
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
Abel Carlos da Silva Braga (born 1 September 1952), known as Abel Braga, is a Brazilian former football coach and player.[2]
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.
^NASL profile
^Faria, Eric; Raupp, Ivan; Bastos, Marcelo (June 29, 2022). "Abel Braga confirma aposentadoria como técnico, mas não se vê longe do futebol: "Quero ser coordenador"". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved October 15, 2022.
Abel Carlos da Silva Braga (born 1 September 1952), known as AbelBraga, is a Brazilian former football coach and player. He played as a central defender...
Retrieved 13 June 2019. "ABEL RUIZ" (in Portuguese). SC Braga. Retrieved 28 July 2020. "Abel Ruiz, el futuro nueve de España" [Abel Ruiz, the future nine...
Fluminense's title-winning campaign. For the 2011 season, the new manager was AbelBraga, who led the team to a third-placed finish in the Serie A and qualification...
Vitória de Guimarães signed Abel and he would make his Primeira Liga debut at the club. For 2004–05, he moved to Braga. Abel transferred to Sporting CP...
coach Mattia Croci-Torti took over coaching duties at the club, replacing AbelBraga. The first season under new ownership would immediately prove successful...
2001 – 13 October 2001) AbelBraga (14 October 2001 – 8 July 2002) Arthur Bernardes (9 July 2002 – 22 August 2002) AbelBraga (22 August 2002 – 22 September...
Landim announced the hiring of new football manager for the 2019 season AbelBraga on Twitter. In February 2019, a fire took place in Flamengo's youth apartments...
Milan. After advancing out of the Copa Libertadores group stage, manager AbelBraga resigned and Flamengo hired Portuguese manager Jorge Jesus. Europe-based...
Suíça trabalhar com AbelBraga" [Ricardo Colbachini is no longer head coach of Gama: he goes to Switzerland to work with AbelBraga] (in Brazilian Portuguese)...
"Classificado no Carioca, AbelBraga aposta em Fluminense com reservas e atletas do sub-23 contra o Boavista" [Qualified in the Carioca, AbelBraga bets on Fluminense...
(27 July 2016 – 8 Aug 2019) Rogerio Ceni (13 Aug 2019 – 26 Sept 2019) AbelBraga (27 Sept 2019 – 29 Nov 2019) A. Batista (29 Nov 2019 – 15 Mar 2020) Enderson...
football players who played for Fluminense (Bold denotes current players). AbelBraga Ademir de Menezes Aldo [pt] Altair André Assis (defender) Assis (midfielder)...
the first semifinal match at Defensores del Chaco 1-0, the team led by AbelBraga played for a draw at home to secure a spot in the final. Excited, 69,928...
Vasco da Gama 2005 Paulo Autuori São Paulo Rafael Benítez Liverpool 2006 AbelBraga Internacional Frank Rijkaard Barcelona 2007 Carlo Ancelotti Milan Miguel...
November 1999–30 July 2000 Bernard Casoni 1 July 2000–17 November 2000 AbelBraga 19 November 2000–25 November 2000 Albert Emon Christophe Galtier 27 November...
Flamengo hired Portuguese manager Jorge Jesus after the resignation of AbelBraga. In June and July, Flamengo completed the signings of prominent free agent...
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