The coach signed with the Minho club a contract valid for the next three seasons. The official presentation will take place on June 16th.
Carlos Carvalhal leaves another Carlos. Carlos Vicens is the new coach of SC Braga’s first team, having signed a valid contract for the next three seasons. The official presentation of the new SC Braga coach is scheduled for June 16, informs the
He is 42 years old and was born in Colonia Sant Jordi, Majorca. With a career “marked by a consistent progression from Spain base levels to the highest level of European football,” says SC Braga that Vicens stands out “for the strong bet on the development of young talents and the clear influence on Pep Guardiola’s game model”.
“Over the last four seasons, it was Pep Guardiola’s trusted man at Manchester City, taking over the duties of Spanish coach in the most victorious period in the history of the English emblem: three consecutive Premier League titles (2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24), the UEFA Champions League (2022/23) (2022/23), the European Super Cup (2023), the FIFA Club World Championship (2023) and the England Super Cup (2024), ”recalls the Minhoto club.
The first steps while being taken in 2010, at the service of CD Ses Salines, “where he reached two consecutive promotions in the regional alloys of Mallorca.” From there he went to the CD Santañí, before taking office as an assistant coach on the Llosetense CD, where he accumulated “valuable experience, both the main coach and technical functions”.
“In 2017, he joined the structure of the Manchester City Academy, initially assuming the position of Assistant Coach in U12 and U13 teams. His competence and strategic vision was worth a rapid progression to the U18 team, where he stood out as the main coach from 2020. At the time 2020/21, the team led the team to conquer Fa Youth Cup and U18 Premier title. League, ”says Braga.
The work of Vicens “na Training caught the attention of Manchester City’s first team, and was promoted in 2021 to the technical team led by Pep Guardiola”, Having then been performing assistant coach roles,“ with specific responsibilities in the stopped balls and the integration of young players, consolidating his profile as a technician of excellence in a context of high competition ”.
