This is Carvalhal’s career: the systems he plays and his football journeys

Carlos Carvalhal arrived in Athens on his 58th birthday to replace Diego Martinez on the Olympiakos bench. The Portuguese coach returns to Greece after 15 years and a brief stint on the bench at Asteras Tripoli and is preparing to start work at Rentis, probably on Tuesday (December 5).

Carvalhal’s upcoming hiring comes with the approval of Pedro Alves, who is preparing to take over the technical director duties at Olympiakos.

As for Carvalhal, in the last 25 years he has changed the bench 21 times, worked in a total of 19 teams (he worked twice in Braga and Vitoria Setúbal) and played in several leagues, including England (Premier League and Championship), Spain, Portugal , Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

With Braga he won the Portuguese Cup in the 2020/21 season and was a finalist in the League Cup in the same season. And with Setúbal he won the Portuguese League Cup in the 2007/08 season.

He is not obsessed with a system

The Portuguese coach at Braga, where he worked for two years, mainly used the 3-4-3 and 4-4-2 systems. At Sheffield Wednesday, the 2.5-year-old relied on 4-2-3-1 and 4-4-2. At Besiktas, where he stayed for a year, he implemented 5-4-1, 3-5-2 and 4-4-2.

In Rio Ave, which also lasted a year, he used 4-2-3-1 and 4-4-2. From then on he spent eight months at Telta (4-3-3, 4-4-2, 5-4-1), seven at Sporting Lisbon (4-3-3, 4-4-2) and six at Swansea (3-4-3, 3-5-2, 5-4-1, 4-4-2) and another six months at Basaksehir (4-2-3-1).

His career in Portugal and his move from Asteras

Carlos Carvalhal was born on December 4, 1965 in Braga. He lived in Portugal for several years. He began his coaching career at the age of 33, 25 years ago, with Espinho (July 1, 1998 to November 8, 1999), followed by Freamunde (November 15, 1999 to June 30, 2000), Vizela (July 1, 2000 to ). December 4, 2000) and the Aves (December 5, 2000 to June 30, 2001), in which he sat on the bench for 21 games and mainly used the 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 systems.

The Portuguese coach then took over as coach of Leyções (July 1, 2001 to December 9, 2002), Vitoria Setúbal (July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004) and Belenenses (July 1, 2004 to October 27, 2005), until it It was time for the next step as coach of Braga (July 1, 2006 to November 8, 2006), where he stayed for 13 games.

Immediately afterwards he worked in Beira Mar (November 10, 2006 to January 8, 2007), again in Setúbal (July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008). In fact, he also won the League Cup during this time. In the summer of 2008 he came to our country on behalf of Asteras Tripoli, with whom he played only ten games (July 1, 2008 to November 11, 2008). Therefore, he was not sterilized on his first trip outside Portugal.

Carvalhal returned to his home country and took charge of Maritimo (February 24, 2009 to September 28, 2009) and then Sporting Lisbon, where he was on the bench for 33 games (November 15, 2009 to June 30, 2010).

Also tested in Turkey, England, Spain and the United Arab Emirates

The Iberian coach then went abroad, first to Besiktas (August 2, 2011 to April 2, 2012) and then to Basaksehir (May 16, 2012 to November 12, 2012). After a two-and-a-half year break from the bench, he returned to action, taking charge of Sheffield Wednesday from 1 July 2015 to 24 December 2017). He then remained on the island for Swansea (December 28, 2017 to June 30, 2018).

After 156 games in England, he returned home to Rio Ave (July 1, 2019 to August 2, 2020) and again to Braga, where he this time spent two years and 104 games (August 3, 2020 to June 30, 2022).

The experienced technician then agreed with Al Wahda, where he stayed for just four games (July 1, 2022 to October 3, 2022), followed by his collaboration with Telta, where he stayed for 29 games (November 2, 2022 to October 30). June 2023).

The Spanish team was also his last. Now he is preparing for a new “chapter” in his long career and taking over Olympiacos.