Francisco Chaló

Francisco Chaló
Personal information
Full name Francisco Alexandre Lacerda Chaló
Date of birth (1964-02-10) 10 February 1964
Place of birth Ermesinde, Portugal
Youth career
1977–1978 Ermesinde
1978–1980 Porto
1980–1981 Vilanovense
1981–1982 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1983 Feirense
1983–1984 Castêlo Maia
1984–1985 Candal
1986–1996 Formiga
Teams managed
1995–1996 Alfenense
1997–2003 Pedras Rubras
2003–2006 Feirense
2007 Naval
2008–2009 Feirense
2011–2012 Penafiel
2013–2016 Covilhã

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Francisco Alexandre Lacerda Chaló (born 10 February 1964), known as Francisco Chaló, is a Portuguese former footballer and manager.

In March 2013, Chaló was appointed as the manager of Sporting da Covilhã following Fanã's departure.[1] After guiding Covilhã to safety, Chaló guided Covilhã to a mid-table finish in the following season. Despite interest from clubs to acquire his services, Chaló remained with the Leões da Serra, and guided them to their best finish since the Segunda Liga's formation by leading Covilhã to a fourth place finish in the 2014–15 season. Covilhã's fourth place saw them narrowly miss out on promotion to the Primeira Liga on goal difference.[2]

Going into the 2015–16 season, Covilhã were tipped as one of the favorites in the race for promotion, but due a run of poor results during the first half the season, Chaló's side only managed to finish in fourteenth place, 22 points less than their previous season. Covilhã's poor season culminated in Chaló's departure from the club following the end of the season.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Covilhã despede Fanã e contrata Francisco Chaló" [Covilhã sacks Fanã and hires Francisco Chaló] (in Portuguese). MaisFutebol. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Segunda Liga Portuguesa 2014/2015" [Portuguese Second League 2014/2015] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "II Liga: Francisco Chaló deixa Sp. Covilhã" [II League: Francisco Chaló leaves Sp. Covilhã] (in Portuguese). MaisFutebol. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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