Luan Carlos Neto (born 21 May 1992), known as Luan Carlos, is a Brazilian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of Athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Coac ...

, currently the head coach of

Goianésia Goianésia () is a municipality in central Goiás, Brazil. It belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of Ceres-Rialma-Goianésia and, since 2024, has been part of the Integrated Development Region of the Federal District and Surrounding Areas ( ...

Career

Born in

Ipameri Ipameri is a municipality and Latin Catholic bishopric in southeastern Goiás state, in Brazil. The population was 27,174 (2020) in a total area of 4,368.6 km2. It is a major producer of soybeans, corn and livestock. Location and connections ...

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...

, Luan Carlos played youth football for hometown side Novo Horizonte, but retired at the age of 15 due to a

knee In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two joints: one between the femur and tibia (tibiofemoral joint), and one between the femur and patella (patellofemoral joint). It is the largest joint in the hu ...

injury. He then turned into coaching, finishing his Physical Education graduation in 2012 before reaching the age of 20 and returning to Novo Horizonte in 2014, as a fitness coach. Luan Carlos was an interim manager of Novo Horizonte for two matches in the 2015

Campeonato Goiano - Segunda Divisão The Campeonato Goiano Segunda Divisão, also called ', is the second tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Goiás. It is run by the Goiás Football Federation (FGF).content List of champions Notes *Sír ...

, and was named permanent manager of the side in August 2016, in the place of Wladimir Araújo. On 26 April 2017, he was appointed manager of Grêmio Anápolis, but returned to Novo Horizonte in July. On 16 December 2017, Luan Carlos was named in charge of Uniclinic, and led the side to the third place of the 2018

Campeonato Cearense The Campeonato Cearense is the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Ceará. It is run by the Ceará Football Federation (FCF). In over a hundred years of competition, only 11 clubs have won the title. List of champio ...

. He subsequently rejoined Novo Horizonte and led the side to the first division of the

Campeonato Goiano The Campeonato Goiano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders th ...

after a ten-year absence. Announced back at Uniclinic for the 2019 season, as the club was now named Atlético Cearense, Luan Carlos left on 25 June to take over Floresta, but was sacked on 28 January 2020. On 3 February 2020, he was announced at

Caucaia Caucaia is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Ceará. As of 2020, it has a population of 365,212. It is home of the Tapeba tribe, a native group organized in 17 villages around the metropolitan region of Fortaleza. Caucaia has the second b ...

, but resigned ten days later after alleging personal reasons. On 9 March 2020, Luan Carlos returned to his native state after being named at the helm of

. Dismissed on 28 March 2021, he moved to Brusque on 27 April as

Jerson Testoni Jerson Testoni (born 18 June 1980), known simply as Jersinho as a player, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a left back. He is the current head coach of Cianorte. Honours Player Imbituba *Campeonato Ca ...

's assistant. On 17 August 2021, Luan Carlos was appointed manager of Série D side Brasiliense. He left on a mutual agreement on 7 November, and was named in charge of

Camboriú Camboriú is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. It is near Balneario Camboriu, a popular beach destination. Toponym The toponym "Camboriú" is a reference to the Camboriú River. The name originates fr ...

eighteen days later. Luan Carlos led Camboriú to their best-ever position in the

2022 Campeonato Catarinense The 2022 Campeonato Catarinense (officially the Catarinense Fort Atacadista 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was the 97th season of Santa Catarina's top-flight football league organized by FCF. The season began on 22 January and ended on 2 April 20 ...

, losing the finals to Brusque. He was appointed Caxias manager on 3 April 2022, but left the club on 16 May to return to Brusque, now as manager. He was sacked by the latter club on 31 August. After returning to Brasiliense and being in charge of fourth division side Campinense, Luan Carlos was named head coach of Altos in the Série C on 27 June 2023. On 24 July, after four winless matches, he resigned.

Personal life

Luan Carlos is the son of Paulo Marcos, a former footballer and manager who notably represented

Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional, Inter de Porto Alegre, a cidade do Grêmio or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the ...

. He only knew his father at the age of 16.

References

External links

Futebol de Goyaz
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luan Carlos 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Goiás Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série D managers Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis managers FC Atlético Cearense managers Floresta Esporte Clube managers Caucaia Esporte Clube managers Goianésia Esporte Clube managers Brasiliense FC managers Camboriú Futebol Clube managers Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul managers Brusque Futebol Clube managers Campinense Clube managers Associação Atlética de Altos managers