Abel Braga

**Abel Carlos da Silva Braga** (born 1 September 1952), known as **Abel Braga**, is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player.

## Managerial statistics

|rowspan="2"|Team|rowspan="2"|Nat.|rowspan="2"|From|rowspan="2"|To|colspan="8"|Record|rowspan=2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Botafogo||align=left|1 March 1985|align=left|29 October 1985||||||
|align="left"|Internacional||align=left|2 October 1988|align=left|18 June 1989||||||
|align="left"|Famalicão||align=left|July 1989|align=left|May 1991||||||
|align="left"|Internacional||align=left|11 June 1991|align=left|22 September 1991||||||
|align="left"|Belenenses||align=left|3 November 1991|align=left|16 October 1993||||||
|align="left"|Famalicão||align=left|28 November 1993|align=left|2 June 1994||||||
|align="left"|Rio Ave||align=left|21 August 1994|align=left|1 October 1994||||||
|align="left"|Vitória de Setúbal||align=left|20 November 1994|align=left|25 February 1995||||||
|align="left"|Vasco da Gama||align=left|April 1995|align=left|May 1995||||||
|align="left"|Internacional||align=left|12 July 1995|align=left|3 December 1995||||||
|align="left"|Guarani||align=left|25 March 1997|align=left|20 April 1997||||||
|align="left"|Atlético Paranaense||align=left|July 1997|align=left|21 August 1998||||||
|align="left"|Coritiba||align=left|30 April 1999|align=left|September 1999||||||
|align="left"|Paraná||align=left|7 October 1999|align=left|5 March 2000||||||
|align="left"|Vasco da Gama||align=left|5 March 2000|align=left|2 June 2000||||||
|align="left"|Marseille||align=left|2 June 2000|align=left|17 November 2000||||||
|align="left"|Atlético Mineiro||align=left|January 2001|align=left|19 April 2001||||||
|align="left"|Botafogo||align=left|15 October 2001|align=left|8 July 2002||||||
|align="left"|Botafogo||align=left|22 August 2002|align=left|22 September 2002||||||
|align="left"|Atlético Paranaense||align=left|18 October 2002|align=left|19 November 2002||||||
|align="left"|Ponte Preta||align=left|11 December 2002|align=left|14 December 2003||||||
|align="left"|Flamengo||align=left|17 December 2003|align=left|18 July 2004||||||
|align="left"|Fluminense||align=left|21 December 2004|align=left|13 December 2005||||||
|align="left"|Internacional||align=left|13 December 2005|align=left|24 April 2007||||||
|align="left"|Internacional||align=left|10 August 2007|align=left|1 June 2008||||||
|align="left"|Al Jazira||align=left|2 July 2008|align=left|7 June 2011||||||
|align="left"|Fluminense||align=left|8 June 2011|align=left|29 July 2013||||||
|align="left"|Internacional||align=left|17 December 2013|align=left|31 December 2014||||||
|align="left"|Al Jazira||align=left|16 June 2015|align=left|12 December 2015||||||
|align="left"|Fluminense||align=left|30 November 2016|align=left|16 June 2018||||||
|align="left"|Flamengo||align=left|2 January 2019|align=left|29 May 2019||||||
|align="left"|Cruzeiro||align=left|27 September 2019|align=left|29 November 2019||||||
|align="left"|Vasco da Gama||align=left|16 December 2019|align=left|16 March 2020||||||
|align="left"|Internacional||align=left|10 November 2020|align=left|26 February 2021||||||
|align="left"|FC Lugano||align=left|30 June 2021|align=left|1 September 2021||||||
|align="left"|Fluminense||align=left|15 December 2021|align=left|28 April 2022||||||

### Player

- Fluminense
- Campeonato Carioca: 1971, 1973 and 1975

- Vasco
- Campeonato Carioca: 1977

### Manager

- Atlético Paranaense
- Campeonato Paranaense: 1998

- Coritiba
- Campeonato Paranaense: 1999

- Vasco
- Taça Guanabara: 2000

- Flamengo
- Campeonato Carioca: 2004, 2019
- Taça Guanabara: 2004
- Taça Rio: 2019

- Fluminense
- Campeonato Carioca: 2005, 2012, 2022
- Taça Rio: 2005, 2018
- Taça Guanabara: 2012, 2017, 2022
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2012
- Primeira Liga: 2017

- Internacional
- Copa Libertadores: 2006
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2006

- Al Jazira
- UAE League Cup: 2010
- UAE Arabian Gulf League: 2010–11
- UAE President's Cup: 2010–11

### Individual

- Campeonato Carioca Manager of the year: 2017

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Abel Braga
- **image**: Abel Braga (2007).jpg
- **caption**: Braga in 2007
- **fullname**: Abel Carlos da Silva Braga
- **birth place**: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- **position**: Centre back
- **years1**: 1968–1976
- **years2**: 1976–1979
- **years3**: 1977
- **years4**: 1979–1981
- **years5**: 1981–1982
- **years6**: 1982–1984
- **years7**: 1984–1985
- **clubs1**: Fluminense Football Club, Fluminense
- **clubs2**: Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, Vasco da Gama
- **clubs3**: → Las Vegas Quicksilvers (loan)
- **clubs4**: Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Saint-Germain
- **clubs5**: Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Cruzeiro
- **clubs6**: Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Botafogo
- **clubs7**: Goytacaz Futebol Clube, Goytacaz
- **caps1**: 42
- **caps2**: 37
- **caps3**: 11
- **caps4**: 45
- **caps5**: 12
- **caps6**: 21
- **goals1**: 1
- **goals2**: 0
- **goals3**: 2
- **goals4**: 9
- **goals5**: 1
- **goals6**: 4
- **nationalyears1**: 1978
- **nationalteam1**: Brazil national football team, Brazil
- **nationalcaps1**: 1
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **manageryears1**: 1985
- **managerclubs1**: Goytacaz Futebol Clube, Goytacaz
- **manageryears2**: 1985
- **managerclubs2**: Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Botafogo
- **manageryears3**: 1986
- **managerclubs3**: Rio Ave F.C., Rio Ave
- **manageryears4**: 1986
- **managerclubs4**: Esporte Clube Vitória, Vitória
- **manageryears5**: 1987
- **managerclubs5**: Galícia Esporte Clube, Galícia
- **manageryears6**: 1987–1988
- **managerclubs6**: Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, Santa Cruz
- **manageryears7**: 1988–1989
- **managerclubs7**: Sport Club Internacional, Internacional
- **manageryears8**: 1989–1991
- **managerclubs8**: F.C. Famalicão, Famalicão
- **manageryears9**: 1991
- **managerclubs9**: Sport Club Internacional, Internacional
- **manageryears10**: 1992–1993
- **managerclubs10**: C.F. Os Belenenses, Belenenses
- **manageryears11**: 1993–1994
- **managerclubs11**: F.C. Famalicão, Famalicão
- **manageryears12**: 1994–1995
- **managerclubs12**: Vitória F.C., Vitória de Setúbal
- **manageryears13**: 1995
- **managerclubs13**: CR Vasco da Gama, Vasco da Gama
- **manageryears14**: 1995
- **managerclubs14**: Sport Club Internacional, Internacional
- **manageryears15**: 1997
- **managerclubs15**: Guarani FC, Guarani
- **manageryears16**: 1997–1998
- **managerclubs16**: Clube Atlético Paranaense, Atlético Paranaense
- **manageryears17**: 1998
- **managerclubs17**: Esporte Clube Bahia, Bahia
- **manageryears18**: 1999
- **managerclubs18**: Coritiba Foot Ball Club, Coritiba
- **manageryears19**: 1999–2000
- **managerclubs19**: Paraná Clube, Paraná
- **manageryears20**: 2000
- **managerclubs20**: CR Vasco da Gama, Vasco da Gama
- **manageryears21**: 2000
- **managerclubs21**: Olympique de Marseille, Marseille
- **manageryears22**: 2001
- **managerclubs22**: Clube Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Mineiro
- **manageryears23**: 2001–2002
- **managerclubs23**: Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Botafogo
- **manageryears24**: 2002
- **managerclubs24**: Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Botafogo
- **manageryears25**: 2002
- **managerclubs25**: Clube Atlético Paranaense, Atlético Paranaense
- **manageryears26**: 2003
- **managerclubs26**: Associação Atlética Ponte Preta, Ponte Preta
- **manageryears27**: 2004
- **managerclubs27**: Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Flamengo
- **manageryears28**: 2005
- **managerclubs28**: Fluminense FC, Fluminense
- **manageryears29**: 2006–2007
- **managerclubs29**: Sport Club Internacional, Internacional
- **manageryears30**: 2007–2008
- **managerclubs30**: Sport Club Internacional, Internacional
- **manageryears31**: 2008–2011
- **managerclubs31**: Al-Jazira Club, Al Jazira
- **manageryears32**: 2011–2013
- **managerclubs32**: Fluminense FC, Fluminense
- **manageryears33**: 2014
- **managerclubs33**: Sport Club Internacional, Internacional
- **manageryears34**: 2015
- **managerclubs34**: Al Jazira Club, Al Jazira
- **manageryears35**: 2017–2018
- **managerclubs35**: Fluminense FC, Fluminense
- **manageryears36**: 2019
- **managerclubs36**: Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Flamengo
- **manageryears37**: 2019
- **managerclubs37**: Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Cruzeiro
- **manageryears38**: 2020
- **managerclubs38**: CR Vasco da Gama, Vasco da Gama
- **manageryears39**: 2020–2021
- **managerclubs39**: Sport Club Internacional, Internacional
- **manageryears40**: 2021
- **managerclubs40**: FC Lugano, Lugano
- **manageryears41**: 2022
- **managerclubs41**: Fluminense FC, Fluminense