Thiago Carpini

Thiago Carpini Barbosa (born 16 July 1984), is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current head coach of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vitória.

Playing career
Born in Valinhos, São Paulo, Carpini made his senior debut with local side Clube Atlético Guarani Sumareense in the 2004 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão. In 2006, after playing in the year's Campeonato Capixaba for Estrela do Norte, he signed for Ponte Preta in the Série A.

Carpini made his top tier debut on 31 May 2006, starting in a 1–0 away win over Juventude. On 10 April 2007, he moved to fellow first division side Atlético Mineiro.

In July 2008, after being rarely used at Galo, Carpini agreed to a contract with Série B team América de Natal. On 23 December of that year, he was announced at Bahia.

Carpini began the 2011 season at CRAC, but returned to his home state with Inter de Bebedouro for the year's Copa Paulista. He subsequently rejoined CRAC before finishing the 2012 campaign at São José-SP.

In November 2012, Carpini was included in Monte Azul's squad for the upcoming season. After playing the 2013 Copa FGF with Novo Hamburgo, he represented Guarani-MG in the 2014 Campeonato Mineiro.

On 17 April 2014, Carpini joined Guarani in the Série C. He left the club in 2016 and joined Penapolense.

On 24 April 2017, Carpini was announced at Caldense for the Série D. He asked to leave the club on 6 June, after alleging personal reasons, and retired shortly after.

Early career
After retiring, Carpini started his coaching career as an assistant of Evaristo Piza at XV de Piracicaba. He followed Piza to Botafogo-PB, before returning to Guarani on 14 June 2019, as a permanent assistant coach.

Guarani
On 21 August 2019, after Roberto Fonseca's dismissal, Carpini was named interim head coach of Guarani. He was permanently appointed head coach of the club on 25 November, but left on 29 August 2020.

Oeste, Inter de Limeira and Santo André
On 30 September 2020, Carpini was named head coach of fellow second division team Oeste. He was sacked on 19 October, with the club in the last position.

Carpini was announced at Inter de Limeira on 26 November 2020. He left the club on 14 May 2021, after reaching the quarterfinals of the Campeonato Paulista.

On 4 October 2021, Carpini took over Santo André for the upcoming Paulistão. He also reached the quarterfinals of the tournament with the side before leaving.

Ferroviária
On 28 March 2022, Carpini replaced Elano at the helm of Série D side Ferroviária. He was dismissed on 23 May, after a poor run of form.

Água Santa
Eight days after leaving AFE, Carpini was appointed Água Santa head coach for the Copa Paulista. He led the club to the finals of the 2023 Campeonato Paulista, losing to Palmeiras; despite finishing second, he was named the tournament's best head coach.

Juventude
Carpini departed Água Santa on 13 May 2023 to take over Juventude in division two. With Ju in the penultimate position in his arrival, he renewed his contract with the club on 1 September, and led them to promotion in the 2023 Série B.

São Paulo
On 11 January 2024, it was announced that Carpini had agreed to become São Paulo's head coach in the place of Dorival Júnior; Tricolor paid a R$ 1 million fee for the coach. Under his leadership, São Paulo won the 2024 Supercopa do Brasil over rivals Palmeiras, with Carpini becoming the youngest head coach in the century to win a top tier title, at the age of 39. In the 2024 Campeonato Paulista, however, the club was knocked out in the quarterfinals by Novorizontino.

Carpini was sacked on 18 April 2024, after a poor start in both the 2024 Copa Libertadores and the Série A.

Vitória
On 14 May 2024, Carpini replaced Léo Condé at the helm of Vitória also in the top tier.

Manager

 * São Paulo
 * Supercopa do Brasil: 2024

Individual

 * Campeonato Paulista Best Head Coach: 2023