Carlos Alberto Parreira

Brazilian football manager

Carlos Alberto Parreira (born 27 February 1943) is a Brazilian football manager.

Carlos Alberto Parreira
Parreira as manager of South Africa in 2010
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira
Date of birth (1943-02-27) 27 February 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Teams managed
Years Team
1967–1968 Ghana
1974 Fluminense
1975 Fluminense
1978–1982 Kuwait
1983 Brazil
1984 Fluminense
1985–1988 United Arab Emirates
1988–1990 Saudi Arabia
1990–1991 United Arab Emirates
1991 Bragantino
1991–1994 Brazil
1994–1995 Valencia
1995–1996 Fenerbahçe
1996 São Paulo
1997 MetroStars
1998 Saudi Arabia
1999–2000 Fluminense
2000 Atlético Mineiro
2000 Santos
2001 Internacional
2002 Corinthians
2003–2006 Brazil
2007–2008 South Africa
2009 Fluminense
2009–2010 South Africa
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Brazil (as manager)
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1994 USA
Copa América
Winner 2004 Peru
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2005 Germany
Lunar New Year Cup
Winner 2005 Hong Kong
Representing  Kuwait (as manager)
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 1980 Kuwait
Arabian Gulf Cup
Winner 1982 UAE
Representing  Saudi Arabia (as manager)
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 1988 Qatar
Representing  South Africa (as manager)
COSAFA Cup
Winner 2007 South Africa

Managerial statistics change

As of 26 September 2023
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ghana   1967 1968 19 10 7 2 42 29 +13 052.63
Fluminense   1974 1975 109 51 27 31 160 93 +67 046.79
Kuwait   1978 1982 62 34 9 19 108 68 +40 054.84
Brazil   1983 1983 14 5 7 2 21 12 +9 035.71
Fluminense   1984 1984 72 45 19 8 114 45 +69 062.50
UAE   1985 1988 17 8 4 5 21 16 +5 047.06
Saudi Arabia   1988 1990 26 10 9 7 18 22 −4 038.46
UAE   1990 1991 15 1 5 9 10 33 −23 006.67
Red Bull Bragantino   1991 1991 49 20 19 10 58 38 +20 040.82
Brazil   1991 1994 46 27 14 5 95 33 +62 058.70
Valencia   1994 1995 43 17 12 14 66 47 +19 039.53
Fenerbahçe   1995 1996 45 30 10 5 84 31 +53 066.67
São Paulo   18 August 1996 26 October 1996 17 4 6 7 20 22 −2 023.53
MetroStars   1 January 1997 31 December 1997 35 15 0 20 56 64 −8 042.86
Saudi Arabia   22 February 1998 18 June 1998 10 2 4 4 5 17 −12 020.00
Brazil   8 January 2003 20 July 2006 53 31 15 7 122 45 +77 058.49
South Africa   26 January 2007 21 April 2008 17 7 4 6 23 16 +7 041.18
Fluminense   7 March 2009 13 July 2009 10 2 4 4 8 13 −5 020.00
South Africa   23 October 2009 23 June 2010 15 7 7 1 23 9 +14 046.67
Total 674 326 182 166 1,054 653 +401 048.37