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

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Career

Born in

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, Pimentel worked as a fitness coach at

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and

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before being named

Nelsinho Baptista Nélson "Nelsinho" Baptista Júnior (born 22 July 1950) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a right-back. Playing career Born in Campinas, São Paulo, he was known as just Nelsinho during his playing days, and made his ...

's assistant at

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in January 2009. He left the club in May when Nelsinho resigned, and subsequently joined Ituano as a fitness coach. In 2010, Pimentel rejoined Nelsinho's staff at Japanese club

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, as a fitness coach. He continued to work with Nelsinho in the following years, having the same role at

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and then again at Kashiwa. Pimentel returned to Brazil and Ituano on 6 December 2018, again as a fitness coach. Ahead of the 2021 season, he was named assistant coach of the club after the arrival of

Mazola Júnior Uiles Geraldo Gonçalves de Freitas Júnior, (born 28 February 1965), known as Mazola Júnior, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a forward. He is the current head coach of Ituano. Career Since 2009 he ...

, 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. 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. On 3 October, he was announced as head coach of

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for the upcoming season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pimentel, Carlos 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Santo André, São Paulo Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers Ituano FC managers Ipatinga Futebol Clube managers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan