Carlos Alberto Carreiro de Carvalho (born 5 August 1971), known as Carlos Vitor, is a Brazilian football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Nova Iguaçu.

Carlos Vitor
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Carreiro de Carvalho
Date of birth (1971-08-05) 5 August 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Team information
Current team
Nova Iguaçu (head coach)
Youth career
Campo Grande
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1999 Nova Iguaçu
Managerial career
2000–2014 Nova Iguaçu (youth)
2011 Nova Iguaçu (interim)
2014 Nova Iguaçu (interim)
2014 Nova Iguaçu
2015 Nova Iguaçu (assistant)
2015 Nova Iguaçu
2016–2019 Nova Iguaçu (assistant)
2019–2020 Nova Iguaçu
2020 Nova Iguaçu (assistant)
2021 Nova Iguaçu U20
2021– Nova Iguaçu
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career edit

Born and raised in Cordovil, a neighborhood in the north zone of Rio de Janeiro,[1] Carlos played youth football for Campo Grande and received the "surname" of Vitor in 1992, after being spotted by Nova Iguaçu president Vitor Meirelles. Often called as "Carlos indicated by Vitor", he later became "Carlos Vitor".[2]

At Nova Iguaçu, Carlos Vitor played for eight seasons before retiring in 1999, and won the 1994 Campeonato Carioca Segunda Divisão.[1]

Coaching career edit

After retiring, Carlos Vitor started working with the under-12 side of his main club Nova Iguaçu,[2] and went on to manage the club in several youth categories.[1] He became an interim head coach of the club in October 2011, after Zinho left, and managed the side in their last match of the year's Copa Rio.

Carlos Vitor susequently returned to the youth categories, being also an assistant in the main squad, before again becoming an interim on 17 March 2014, after Edson Souza was sacked.[3] He was in charge of the club during a 1–1 draw against Botafogo five days later,[4] before returning to his previous role after the appointment of Marcelo Salles.

On 8 September 2014, Carlos Vitor was named head coach of the Carrossel da Baixada for the remainder of the Copa Rio, after Salles left for Vasco da Gama.[5] Back to his assistant role for the 2015 season, he was named head coach of Nova Iguaçu on 5 April 2015, replacing Renê Weber.[6]

Carlos Vitor remained in charge of Nova Iguaçu during the 2015 Copa Rio, but was replaced by Edson Souza for the 2016 season and returned to his assistant role. On 4 February 2019, he was again named interim head coach after Salles was dismissed,[7] and was in charge of the club for the remaining three matches of the 2019 Campeonato Carioca, achieving three wins which helped the club avoid relegation; he spent the rest of the year in charge of the under-15s.[8]

Carlos Vitor was dismissed from his head coach role on 10 January 2020,[9] and returned to his assistant role before being again named head coach on 28 December.[10] After leading the club to mid-table positions in the following three seasons, he led the club to the finals of the 2024 Campeonato Carioca.[11]

Managerial statistics edit

As of match played 30 March 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Nova Iguaçu (interim)   14 March 2014 14 March 2014 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Nova Iguaçu   8 September 2014 30 November 2014 5 2 1 2 6 7 −1 040.00
Nova Iguaçu   5 April 2015 30 October 2015 11 2 2 7 10 18 −8 018.18
Nova Iguaçu   4 February 2019 23 February 2019 7 4 0 3 11 8 +3 057.14
Nova Iguaçu   28 December 2020 present 108 40 32 36 125 135 −10 037.04
Career total 132 48 36 48 153 169 −16 036.36

Honours edit

Player edit

Nova Iguaçu

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Com conceitos que vão de Mahatma Gandhi ao Flamengo de 81, conheça Carlos Vitor, a mente pensante por trás do Nova Iguaçu" [With concepts that go from Mahatma Gandhi to 81's Flamengo, know Carlos Vitor, the thinking hat behing Nova Iguaçu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Globo. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "O 'Caldiola' da Baixada não teme a pressão do Maracanã" ['Caldiola' from the Baixada does not fear pressure from the Maracanã] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Extra. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Após derrota para o Voltaço, Edson Souza é demitido pelo Nova Iguaçu" [After defeat to Voltaço, Edson Souza is sacked by Nova Iguaçu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Botafogo encerra Carioca empatando com Nova Iguaçu" [Botafogo end the Carioca drawing with Nova Iguaçu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Globo. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Carlos Vitor é o novo técnico do Nova Iguaçu após saída de Marcelo Salles" [Carlos Vitor is the new head coach of Nova Iguaçu after departure of Marcelo Salles] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Carlos Vitor é o novo técnico do Nova Iguaçu" [Carlos Vitor is the new head coach of Nova Iguaçu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Carlos Vitor assume a função de treinador no Nova Iguaçu" [Carlos Vitor takes over the role of head coach at Nova Iguaçu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Nova Iguaçu apresenta comissão técnica do Carioca" [Nova Iguaçu present technical staff of the Carioca] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Carlos Vitor não é mais treinador do Nova Iguaçu" [Carlos Vitor is no longer head coach of Nova Iguaçu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Carlos Vitor está de volta ao Nova Iguaçu" [Carlos Vitor is back at Nova Iguaçu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Técnico do Nova Iguaçu fala do sonho de disputar final contra Flamengo e avisa: "Não tem como recuar"" [Head coach of Nova Iguaçu talks about dream of playing final against Flamengo and warns: "There is no backing down"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

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