Cláudio Braga Explained

Cláudio Braga
Fullname:Cláudio José Ferreira Braga
Birth Date:23 November 1974
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Manageryears1:2014
Managerclubs1:Santa Clara
Manageryears2:2015
Managerclubs2:'s-Gravenzande
Manageryears3:2016–2017
Managerclubs3:Nieuwerkerk
Manageryears4:2018
Managerclubs4:Fortuna Sittard
Manageryears5:2018
Managerclubs5:Marítimo
Manageryears6:2019–2020
Managerclubs6:Dordrecht

Cláudio José Ferreira Braga (born 23 November 1974) is a Portuguese professional football manager.

Managerial career

Braga began his career as youth trainer with the academies of Excelsior, Sparta Rotterdam, Feyenoord, PSV, and Jong FC Utrecht. He had his first stint as manager with Santa Clara in 2014, in the Liga Portugal 2. He returned to the Netherlands to coach various amateur teams, before being appointed as interim manager with Fortuna Sittard. He managed to get them promoted into the Eredivisie in his short stint there.[1] He was then named the manager of Marítimo in the Primeira Liga on 12 June 2018.[2]

On 21 December 2018, Braga was appointed head coach of Dutch Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[3] After failing to lead the club from the lower regions of the league table, he was dismissed on 8 February 2020.[4]

Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Braga became technical director of UAE Pro League side Al Wahda. After one season, he was appointed youth academy director of Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv.[5] On 28 November 2023, Braga reached an agreement with the club to step down from his role.[6] Several youth coaches at Maccabi Tel Aviv had been drafted to the Israel Defense Forces following the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, complicating his position at the club.[7] [8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Succescoach Braga verlaat Fortuna voor klus in Portugal. 12 June 2018. 1Limburg | Nieuws en sport uit Limburg. 9 February 2021. 25 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211225155205/https://www.1limburg.nl/succescoach-braga-verlaat-fortuna-voor-klus-portugal. dead.
  2. Web site: Club Sport Marítimo - Cláudio Braga: "O compromisso é querer ganhar". 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612212817/http://www.csmaritimo.org.pt/index.php/futebolnoticias/newsequipaa/4134-claudio-braga-o-compromisso-e-querer-ganhar. 12 June 2018.
  3. News: Claudio Braga nieuwe trainer FC Dordrecht . 5 May 2024 . RTV Dordrecht . 21 December 2018 . nl-NL.
  4. News: Nijenhuis . Jordy . FC Dordrecht ontslaat trainer Claudio Braga . 5 May 2024 . RTV Dordrecht . 8 February 2020 . nl-NL.
  5. Web site: טימור . ליאור . Claudio Braga appointed as Academy Director . Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club . 5 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220708141419/https://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/2021/07/claudio-braga-appointed-academy-director/ . 8 July 2022 . 26 July 2021.
  6. Web site: רז . גיא . Braga leaves role as Youth Academy Director . Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club . 5 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240301130643/https://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/2023/11/braga-leaves-role-as-youth-academy-director/ . 1 March 2024 . 28 November 2023.
  7. News: Oud-trainer Claudio Braga van Fortuna Sittard halsoverkop weg uit Tel Aviv: 'Meerdere jeugdtrainers zijn opgeroepen voor het leger' . 5 May 2024 . De Limburger . 11 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016095024/https://www.limburger.nl/cnt/dmf20231011_91980818 . 16 October 2023 . nl.
  8. News: Kapteijns . Jeroen . Hoofd opleiding Claudio Braga halsoverkop weg uit Tel Aviv: 'Meerdere jeugdtrainers zijn opgeroepen voor het leger' . 5 May 2024 . De Telegraaf . 11 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018145018/https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/74399458/hoofd-opleiding-claudio-braga-halsoverkop-weg-uit-tel-aviv-meerdere-jeugdtrainers-zijn-opgeroepen-voor-het-leger . 18 October 2023 . nl.