Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal (born 4 December 1965 in Braga) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach. Carvalhal represented mainly hometown Sporting Clube de Braga during his career. In the 1987 88 season, in one of his three spells at the club, he had one of his best years in the first division, appearing in 34 games and only being booked seven times, even though the Minho club could only finish in 11th position.