Botafogo announced on Tuesday night (18) the departure of coach Franclim Carvalho. The decision came after a sequence of negative results and was taken after the arrival of new investor Gabriel de Alba in Rio de Janeiro.
Botafogo fires Franclim Carvalho after string of poor results
Botafogo announced on Tuesday night (18) the departure of coach Franclim Carvalho. The decision came after a sequence of negative results and was taken after the arrival of new investor Gabriel de Alba in Rio de Janeiro. Before the...
The document brought together the main points of Franclim's time as team leader and was handed over to Gabriel de Alba, who decided to resign. The coach's situation became more delicate after the 6-1 defeat he suffered against Cienciano, in Cusco, Peru, in the first game of the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana.
- Afterwards, the delegation traveled directly to Salvador, where Botafogo lost 1-0 to Vitória.
- Franclim Carvalho had taken over the team in April.
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Before the definition, the football department prepared an analysis of the work carried out by the Portuguese coach. The document brought together the main points of Franclim's time as team leader and was handed over to Gabriel de Alba, who decided to resign.
The coach's situation became more delicate after the 6-1 defeat he suffered against Cienciano, in Cusco, Peru, in the first game of the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana. Afterwards, the delegation traveled directly to Salvador, where Botafogo lost 1-0 to Vitória.
Franclim Carvalho had taken over the team in April. In 22 matches as coach of Botafogo, he accumulated ten wins, seven draws and five defeats.
The Portuguese already knew the club. In 2024, he joined Artur Jorge's technical committee as an assistant during the campaigns that ended with the Brazilian Championship and Libertadores titles.
Another result that weighed on the evaluation was the elimination in the Copa do Brasil. Before the World Cup break, Botafogo fell in the fifth phase of the competition against Chapecoense.
With Franclim's departure, Rodrigo Bellão is expected to take command of the team on an interim basis in the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship.
Botafogo changes technical committee
The coach's dismissal is part of a reformulation in the permanent structure of Botafogo's technical committee. The club also announced new names for different roles.
Paulo Bonamigo, who managed Alvinegro in 2004, now holds the position of technical coordinator.
Physical preparation will be the responsibility of Ronaldo Torres. The professional has played for different Brazilian clubs and participated in winning the Brazilian Championship with Botafogo, in 1995, and Fluminense, in 2010.
Marcelo Salles, known as Fera, will be the permanent technical assistant. The professional started his career at Botafogo and accumulated experience as an assistant throughout his career in football.
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