São Paulo unveil goalkeeper Carlos Coronel: "The club shows greatness" | OneFootball

São Paulo officially announced this Saturday (3) the signing of goalkeeper Carlos Coronel, 29, who in recent seasons played for the New York Red Bulls, USA.

Born in Brazil and also holding Paraguayan citizenship, the athlete has been called up for the neighboring country's national team and joins the Tricolor with a contract valid until December 31, 2028, with the possibility of extension for another year if certain goals are met.

The operation has no transfer cost for São Paulo, as the goalkeeper's contract with the American club ended at the end of 2025. Thus, the Tricolor becomes the holder of 100% of Coronel's economic rights.

“I am grateful for the messages of affection and welcome I received from the fans on social media. I will work with great commitment to help São Paulo, which has a lot of history, tradition, and idols. A fan base that never abandons the team and is passionate about the club. São Paulo represents greatness in all aspects,” said the goalkeeper.

“We are looking to build a squad, within our possibilities, that provides the coach with a flexibility of options to handle the large number of games in the season without overloading the athletes. That's why we were looking for a goalkeeper who, still young by the standards of the position, had experience and technical ability to defend our goal whenever called upon. And we understand that Carlos fits this profile and will help us a lot,” said president Julio Casares.

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Although born in Corumbá (MS), Carlos Miguel Coronel was raised in Porto Murtinho (MS), a city bordering Paraguay. Son of a Brazilian father and Paraguayan mother, he holds dual nationality.

The goalkeeper began his football journey with Red Bull Brasil and, while still young, moved to Liefering, Austria.

In Austrian football, the athlete also played for Red Bull Salzburg before being transferred to the United States, where he played for Philadelphia Union.

Upon returning to European football, Coronel had the opportunity to compete in the Champions League with Red Bull Salzburg and was part of the Austrian team's victorious campaigns in national competitions.

In 2021, the goalkeeper returned to the United States to play for NY Red Bulls in recent seasons.

It was during this period in New York that the athlete was called up by the Paraguayan National Team, participating in the 2024 Copa América and the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, alongside São Paulo's midfielder Bobadilla.

CARLOS CORONEL

Full name: Carlos Miguel Coronel

Date of birth: 12/29/1996 (29 years old)

Place of birth: Corumbá (MS)

Position: Goalkeeper

Height: 1.92m

Clubs: Red Bull Brasil (2011-2015), Liefering (2015-2017), Red Bull Salzburg (2017-2018), Philadelphia Union (2019), Red Bull Salzburg (2019-2021), NY Red Bulls (2021-2025), and São Paulo (since 2026)

Titles: Austrian Championship (2018/19, 2019/20, and 2020/21) and Austrian Cup (2019/20 and 2020/21)

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