Carlos Roberto Ferreira Cabral[2] (born 2 January 1945[3]) is a Brazilian former football player and manager nicknamed Cabralzinho[4] who last managed Espérance of Tunisia, a position he held from May 2008[5] to November 2008.[6] He previously managed Espérance in 2007.[7][8]
He began his coaching career in 1979,[9] and previous clubs include Santos in Brazil (1995)[9] and Zamalek in Egypt for two spells - between 2002 and 2003[9][10] and between 2004 and 2005.[4][11] While at Zamalek he reportedly turned down offers from rivals Al-Ahly, as well as the Egyptian national side.[12]
September 2009 Cabral named Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary new coach after the sacking of Egyptian coach Taha Basry, His first match was against former team Zamalek.[13]
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^ a b"CABRALZINHO" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
^ a b"Zamalek sack Cabral". BBC News. 29 April 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
^"Cabral returns to coach Esperance". BBC News. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
^"Cabral leaves Esperance - again". BBC. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
^"Esperance hire Brazilian coach". BBC News. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
^"Esperance sack coach Cabral". BBC News. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
^ a b c"Zamalek get new manager". BBC News. 19 July 2002. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
^"Cabral quits Zamalek". BBC News. 29 May 2003. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
^"Cabral signs for Zamalek". BBC News. 24 November 2004. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
^"The troubles of Zamalek". BBC News. 3 June 2003. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
^Cabral to 'share' management against Zamalek Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machinefilgoal.com