Carlos Alberto Cabral

Infobox Football biography
playername = Cabralzinho


fullname = Carlos Alberto Ferreira Cabral
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1945|1|2
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countryofbirth = Brazil
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currentclub = Espérance
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clubs = Santos
São Bento
Fluminense
Palmeiras
Bangu
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manageryears = 1995
2000
2002–2003
2004–2005
2007
2008–
managerclubs = Santos
Al-Qadisiya
Zamalek
Zamalek
Espérance
Espérance

Carlos Alberto Ferreira Cabral (born 2 January 1945Pt icon cite web|url=http://desenvolvimento.miltonneves.com.br/QFL/Conteudo.aspx?ID=60524|title=CABRALZINHO|accessdate=2007-11-22|publisher=Milton Neves] ) is a Brazilian football manager nicknamed Cabralzinhocite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4497285.stm|title=Zamalek sack Cabral|accessdate=2007-11-22|publisher=BBC News] who currently manages Espérance of Tunisia, a job he took up for the second time in May 2008. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7385213.stm|title=Cabral returns to coach Esperance|accessdate=2008-05-06|date=2008-05-06|publisher=BBC News] He previously managed Espérance in 2007.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6965336.stm|title=Esperance hire Brazilian coach|accessdate=2007-11-22|publisher=BBC News] cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7125478.stm|title=Esperance sack coach Cabral|accessdate=2007-12-04|publisher=BBC News]

Career

Playing career

Cabralzinho played for Santos, São Bento, Fluminense, Palmeiras and Bangu.

Management career

He began his coaching career in 1979,cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/2138432.stm|title=Zamalek get new manager|accessdate=2007-11-22|publisher=BBC News] and previous clubs include Santos in Brazil (1995) and Zamalek in Egypt for two spells - between 2002 and 2003cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/2947138.stm|title=Cabral quits Zamalek|accessdate=2007-11-22|publisher=BBC News] and between 2004 and 2005.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4038987.stm|title=Cabral signs for Zamalek|accessdate=2007-11-22|publisher=BBC News] While at Zamalek he reportedly turned down offers from rivals Al-Ahly, as well as the Egyptian national side.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/2959176.stm|title=The troubles of Zamalek|accessdate=2007-11-22|publisher=BBC News]

He has also managed in Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.

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