Carlos Resende

{{Short description|Portuguese handball player and coach (born 1971)}}

{{Portuguese name|Rocha|Resende}}

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Carlos Resende

| image = Carlos Resende.jpg

| caption = Portuguese former handball player and coach

| nationality = Portuguese

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|5|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lisbon, Portugal

| height =

| weight =

| position = Left back

| youthyears1 = 1979–1983

| youthclubs1 = Ateneu

| youthyears2 = 1983–1988

| youthclubs2 = Sporting CP

| currentclub = FC Porto (head coach)

| years1 = 1988–1994

| clubs1 = Porto

| years2 = 1994–2000

| clubs2 = ABC Braga

| years3 = 2000–2006

| clubs3 = Porto

| nationalyears1 = 1992–2006

| nationalteam1 = Portugal

| nationalcaps1 = 250

| nationalgoals1 = 1444

| manageryears1 = 2006–2009

| managerclubs1 = Porto

| manageryears2 = 2011–2017

| managerclubs2 = ABC Braga

| manageryears3 = 2017–2020

| managerclubs3 = Benfica

| manageryears4 = 2023–

| managerclubs4 = FC Porto

}}

Carlos Alberto da Rocha Resende (born 29 May 1971) is a Portuguese former handball player and current coach of FC Porto.[http://www.slbenfica.pt/30/news/info/jUDq4XpYaUumbHsPrtCcvg "Plantel do Benfica é valioso e luta por títulos"] (in Portuguese) S.L. Benfica

He played most of his career at FC Porto, except for a period of five years when he represented ABC Braga. He started his coach career in 2006 at Porto, joining ABC Braga in 2011, where he stayed until 2017.

Resende is the most capped player of all-time for the Portugal national team, with 250 matches. He played three times at the World Men's Handball Championship, in 1997, 2001 and 2003.