Gazeta Esportiva.com
·7 April 2026
Franclim cleared in the BID and can make his Botafogo bow

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·7 April 2026

Botafogo’s new head coach, Franclim, has been registered in the CBF’s BID (Daily Information Bulletin) and is now eligible to make his debut for the Glorioso. The 39-year-old Portuguese begins his first spell as the club’s head coach after serving as Artur Jorge’s assistant in 2024. His contract runs until the end of 2027.
The coach’s first match in charge of Botafogo is scheduled for this Thursday, when the team hosts Caracas-VEN at 7 p.m. (Brasília time) at Nilton Santos, in the opening round of the Copa Sudamericana.

Coach Franclim Pereira has been registered in the BID (Photo: Reproduction / CBF)
Franclim Carvalho will once again represent Botafogo. A member of Artur Jorge’s coaching staff during the coach’s time at the club in 2024 — now at Cruzeiro —, he now returns to take charge of the Glorioso. Formerly an assistant, Franclim now assumes the role of the team’s head coach.
Alongside Franclim Carvalho, assistants Luis Felipe and Luís Viegas are arriving at Botafogo, as well as fitness coach Fábio Monteiro and goalkeeping coach Ricardo Matos.
This will not be Franclim’s first experience as a head coach. In 2022, he had the opportunity to manage Belenenses, a club where he had previously worked as an assistant. On that occasion, he remained in charge for 18 matches, with a record of three wins, six draws, and nine losses.
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