Carlos Pimentel

Carlos Pimentel

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Pimentel
Date of birth	(1973-07-17) 17 July 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Santo André, Brazil
Managerial career
Years	Team
2009	Sport Recife (assistant)
2021–2022	Ituano (assistant)
2022	Ituano (interim)
2022–2023	Ituano
2024	Ipatinga

Carlos Alberto Pimentel (born 17 July 1973) is a Brazilian football coach.

Career

Born in Santo André, São Paulo, Pimentel worked as a fitness coach at Corinthians and Santos before being named Nelsinho Baptista's assistant at Sport Recife in January 2009.^[1] He left the club in May when Nelsinho resigned, and subsequently joined Ituano as a fitness coach.^[2]

In 2010, Pimentel rejoined Nelsinho's staff at Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol, as a fitness coach.^[3] He continued to work with Nelsinho in the following years, having the same role at Vissel Kobe and then again at Kashiwa.^[4]

Pimentel returned to Brazil and Ituano on 6 December 2018, again as a fitness coach.^[5] Ahead of the 2021 season, he was named assistant coach of the club after the arrival of Mazola Júnior, and also acted as an interim on three occasions as Mazola was suspended.^[4]

On 15 July 2022, Pimentel was named interim head coach of Ituano, after Mazola was sacked.^[4] On 23 August 2022, after 40 days as an interim, he was permanently appointed head coach of the club.^[6]

After narrowly missing out promotion in the 2022 Série B, Pimentel was sacked on 6 February 2023, after starting the new campaign without a win.^[7] On 3 October, he was announced as head coach of Ipatinga for the upcoming season.^[8]

References

1. "Carlos Pimentel é novo auxiliar de Nelsinho Batista [sic]" [Carlos Pimentel is the new assistant of Nelsinho Baptista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Meu Sport. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
2. "Conheça Carlos Pimentel" [Know Carlos Pimentel] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ituano FC. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
3. "EXCLUSIVO! Nelsinho Batista [sic] fala de contratações, Kashiwa Reysol e vida no Japão" [EXCLUSIVE! Nelsinho Baptista talks about signings, Kashiwa Reysol and life in Japan] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
4. "Sete anos no Japão, mestrado em Portugal e sonho em ser técnico: quem é Carlos Pimentel, auxiliar que comandará o Ituano sábado" [Seven years in Japan, master's degree in Portugal and dream of becoming a manager: who is Carlos Pimentel, assistant who will be in charge of Ituano on Saturday] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
5. "Preparador físico Pimentel retorna ao Ituano após 8 anos" [Fitness coach Pimentel returns to Ituano after 8 years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Itu. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
6. "Carlos Pimentel foi efetivado como novo treinador" [Carlos Pimentel was permanently appointed as new head coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ituano FC. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
7. "Após início desastroso no Paulistão, Ituano demite técnico que liderou ascensão na Série B" [After disastrous start in the Paulistão, Ituano sack head coach who led ascension in the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
8. "Ipatinga anuncia contratação de novo técnico para 2024" [Ipatinga announce the signing of new head coach for 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Itatiaia. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

External links

• Carlos Pimentel coach profile at Soccerway