The Portuguese Carlos Carvalhal, 58, is the new coach of Olympiacosannounced this Tuesday the fourth place in the Greek soccer league. Return to active service after his experience at Celta de Vigo (2022/23).
“Olympiacos FC announces the beginning of its collaboration with the Portuguese coach Carlos Carvalhal,” the club says in a statement, recalling the career of the Portuguese coach.
The Portuguese coach returns to Greece, where he coached Asteras Tripolis in 2008/09, to guide the fourth-placed team in the championship, after dismiss Spaniard Diego Martínez after a 2-2 draw in the Volos fortress, on Sunday.
The Piraeus club is fourth, with 28 points, three behind the leader Panathinaikos, and in the Europa League it no longer has the possibility of passing the group stage, with continuity in Europe at stake through the Conference League, with the last decisive round before Backa Topola. , in Group A, where they have four points in third place, against one of the Serbians.
In the club’s squad, third in 2022/23, he plays the Portuguese João Carvalho and Daniel Podence.
The truss coach returns to action after keeping Celta in the Spanish first division, in a career that includes a Portuguese Cup, in 2020/21 with Sporting de Braga, and a League Cup, in 2007/08 with Vitória de Braga. , as main trophies.
The former footballer coached Leixões, Rio Ave, Belenenses and Sporting, among others, and abroad he played for Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea, in England, for Besiktas and Istanbul BB, in Turkey, and in the United Arab Emirates , as coach of Al Wahda. and, before, as technical coordinator of Al Ahli.
Olympiacos also announced today the hiring of the Portuguese Pedro Alves as sports director, after performing identical functions at Estoril Praia between 2018 and last July.
Source: TSF
