SC Braga have brought Franclim Carvalho back as first-team coach with immediate effect after replacing Carlos Vicens. He has signed a deal until the end of the current season, with one more year as an option, and he will already be at Tuesday afternoon's training session.
Braga turn back to a familiar face
This is Carvalho's third spell at Braga. Between 2017/18 and 2019/20, he worked in the youth ranks under Artur Jorge, then returned to the senior team in 2022/23 and part of 2023/24.
His earlier spell with the club was not a short stopover. He helped Braga finish third in the league, reach the Champions League group stage in 2023/24 and win the League Cup that season. The appointment makes sense on that history alone, because Braga are not asking someone to learn the place from scratch.
Braga's run before the change
The timing is obvious from the table. Braga are 9th in the Primeira Liga with 11 points from 8 matches and a goal difference of -1. They have lost three of their last five matches, including a 2-1 defeat to Gil Vicente on 2026-10-19.
Gent are next at home in the UEFA Europa Conference League, then Braga go away to Nacional in the league and return home to face Famalicao. That is a quick start for any coach, and Carvalho walks into it with the club already needing a response.
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