Carlos Pimentel
{{short description|Brazilian football manager}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Carlos Pimentel
| image =
| fullname = Carlos Alberto Pimentel
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|7|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Santo André, Brazil
| height =
| currentclub =
| manageryears1 = 2009 | managerclubs1 = Sport Recife (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs2 = Ituano (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2022 | managerclubs3 = Ituano (interim)
| manageryears4 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs4 = Ituano
| manageryears5 = 2024 | managerclubs5 = 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.meusport.com/noticias-do-sport-recife/carlos_pimentel_e_novo_auxiliar_de_nelsinho_batista/|title=Carlos Pimentel é novo auxiliar de Nelsinho {{sic|nolink=y|Batista}}|trans-title=Carlos Pimentel is the new assistant of Nelsinho Baptista|publisher=Meu Sport|language=pt-BR|date=3 January 2009|accessdate=30 August 2022}} He left the club in May when Nelsinho resigned, and subsequently joined Ituano as a fitness coach.{{cite web|url=https://ituanofc.com/noticias/conheca-carlos-pimentel|title=Conheça Carlos Pimentel|trans-title=Know Carlos Pimentel|publisher=Ituano FC|language=pt-BR|date=13 July 2022|accessdate=30 August 2022}}
In 2010, Pimentel rejoined Nelsinho's staff at Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol, as a fitness coach.{{cite web|url=https://www.futebolinterior.com.br/exclusivo-nelsinho-batista-fala-de-contratacoes-kashiwa-reysol-e-vida-no-japao/|title=EXCLUSIVO! Nelsinho {{sic|nolink=y|Batista}} fala de contratações, Kashiwa Reysol e vida no Japão|trans-title=EXCLUSIVE! Nelsinho Baptista talks about signings, Kashiwa Reysol and life in Japan|publisher=Futebol Interior|language=pt-BR|date=10 January 2014|accessdate=30 August 2022}} He continued to work with Nelsinho in the following years, having the same role at Vissel Kobe and then again at Kashiwa.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/tem-esporte/futebol/times/ituano/noticia/2022/07/15/sete-anos-no-japao-mestrado-em-portugal-e-sonho-em-ser-tecnico-quem-e-carlos-pimentel-auxiliar-que-comandara-o-ituano-sabado.ghtml|title=Sete anos no Japão, mestrado em Portugal e sonho em ser técnico: quem é Carlos Pimentel, auxiliar que comandará o Ituano sábado|trans-title=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|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=15 July 2022|accessdate=30 August 2022}}
Pimentel returned to Brazil and Ituano on 6 December 2018, again as a fitness coach.{{cite web|url=https://www.itu.com.br/esportes/noticia/preparador-fisico-pimentel-retorna-ao-ituano-apos-8-anos-20181206|title=Preparador físico Pimentel retorna ao Ituano após 8 anos|trans-title=Fitness coach Pimentel returns to Ituano after 8 years|publisher=Itu|language=pt-BR|date=6 December 2018|accessdate=30 August 2022}} 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.
On 15 July 2022, Pimentel was named interim head coach of Ituano, after Mazola was sacked. On 23 August 2022, after 40 days as an interim, he was permanently appointed head coach of the club.{{cite web|url=https://ituanofc.com/noticias/carlos-pimentel-foi-efetivado-como-novo-treinador|title=Carlos Pimentel foi efetivado como novo treinador|trans-title=Carlos Pimentel was permanently appointed as new head coach|publisher=Ituano FC|language=pt-BR|date=15 July 2022|accessdate=30 August 2022}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/tem-esporte/futebol/times/ituano/noticia/2023/02/06/apos-inicio-desastroso-no-paulistao-ituano-demite-tecnico-que-liderou-ascensao-na-serie-b.ghtml|title=Após início desastroso no Paulistão, Ituano demite técnico que liderou ascensão na Série B|trans-title=After disastrous start in the Paulistão, Ituano sack head coach who led ascension in the Série B|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=6 February 2023|accessdate=7 February 2023}} On 3 October, he was announced as head coach of Ipatinga for the upcoming season.{{cite web|url=https://www.itatiaia.com.br/editorias/futebol-mineiro/2023/10/03/ipatinga-anuncia-contratacao-de-novo-tecnico-para-2024|title=Ipatinga anuncia contratação de novo técnico para 2024|trans-title=Ipatinga announce the signing of new head coach for 2024|publisher=Rádio Itatiaia|language=pt-BR|date=3 October 2023|accessdate=21 December 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway coach|carlos-alberto-pimentel/792241}}
{{Ituano FC managers}}
{{Ipatinga Futebol Clube managers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pimentel, Carlos}}
Category:Sportspeople from Santo André, São Paulo
Category:Brazilian football managers
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers