Carvalhal, the ‘miracle coach’ leaves Portugal

Carlos Carvalhal will not continue in Braga. The coach informed the club that he is leaving the entity after two successful years in a particularly prolific second stage. In his first campaign he won the Cup and was a finalist for the League Cup; in the second reached the quarterfinals of the Europa League and secured the team in fourth position in the Portuguese league with the second best points mark in history.

However, the interest of several clubs and the search for new challenges have led to oak grove to make the determination to leave his hometown club. Premier teams have focused on him, in addition to others from South America and Mexico. Once the objectives have been achieved in Bragait is time to decide which is the best of the proposals you have on the table. Spain is another league in which they have a good poster.

Carvalhal’s role in Braga will also be remembered for his enormous and successful commitment to youngsters. mid season, Roger, only 15 years old, scored in the Portuguese Cup against Moreirense. Immediately he ran to the band to hug the technician, the true architect of the youth revolution that Sporting de Braga has experienced. A historical group that has found in its quarry the model to follow. Not in vain, in two seasons 17 players have debuted with the first team.

“I don’t look at whether they are young, I look at their quality. Age in football is of relative importance. It also favors us that we have a clear and easily assimilated idea of ​​the game. The boys do not disappoint”, he said oak grove.

“It’s a good bet. We have a budget that cannot compete with that of the three big clubs in Portugal. In this way the Braga has its own identity and also, apparently, it works. In Europe we were the youngest team and the one that finished the most. The boys like this”, has described oak grove.

Roger got the media attention for his 15 years, now 16, but he has not been the only one to stand out. David Carmo (21) is a central defender with great projection. also the forward Vitinha (22). Along with them they appeared Bruno Rodriguez (20), Gorby (19), Hernani (21), Rodrigo Gomes (18), Miguel Fale (18), Guillherme Soares (21), Francisco Moura (22), Blind (19), Schurrle (20), Hornicek (19), Dinis Pinto (21)…

The club’s academy saw them grow. It is located right next to the Braga Municipal Stadium and has a total of seven soccer fields, plus one for beach soccer. Most of the players who are now the present and the future of the club have passed through his residence, and even some players who already went to a big club, such as latch al Barça. “There are some who have been there since they were 6 years old,” confesses Carvalhal. All a treasure that will now pass into the hands of another. The miracle coach leaves office in search of new challenges.

Statement from Braga

“SC Braga, SAD informs that, after the two years stipulated in his contract, Carlos Carvalhal leaves the Club.

The club has already announced its intention to continue with the work carried out by Carlos Carvalhal, but the coach announced this Monday that he intends to close the cycle at SC Braga and embrace new sporting projects.

The conquest of the Portuguese Cup, in the middle of the Centenary year, is an inalienable mark in the 101-year history of SC Braga, ensuring that Carlos Carvalhal’s contribution will have a captive place in the gallery of achievements of our Club.

SC Braga thanks Carlos Carvalhal for all the work and dedication he has put into the service of the Club, praising the professional attitude with which he has always approached his tasks at the head of the first team”.