Carlos Vicens has been sacked by Braga. Yesterday’s 2-1 home defeat to Gil Vicente was the fourth match without a win for the Arsenalistas and proved the end of the line for the Spanish coach.
The 43-year-old, who was a long-time assistant of Pep Guardiola at Manchester City before taking the job at the Quarry, enjoyed a successful first season in northern Portugal, leading the team to the semi-finals of the Europa League.
But Vicens has failed to build on his promising debut year as a head coach. Braga are currently languishing in mid table in the Liga Portugal Betclic and lost their opening Conference League match 3-0 in Denmark against FC Copenhagen.
Along with the recent 3-1 defeat at home to Sporting, the succession of poor results has led António Salvador to pull the trigger.
Vicens leaves the club alongside his assistants Mário Enguidanos, Jordi Lie, Lander Iza, Ramiro Marín and Willy Alonso.
O SC Braga informa que Carlos Vicens cessa, com efeitos imediatos, as funções de treinador principal da equipa A, deixando igualmente o Clube os elementos que compunham a sua equipa técnica: Mário Enguidanos, Jordi Lie, Lander Iza, Ramiro Marín e Willy Alonso. O SC Braga agradece a Carlos Vicens e aos restantes elementos da equipa técnica o profissionalismo, a dedicação e o empenho demonstrados ao serviço do Clube, desejando-lhes os maiores sucessos pessoais e profissionais para o futuro.
— SC Braga (@SCBragaOficial) October 20, 2026
