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Francisco Chaló
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Alexandre Lacerda Chaló
Date of birth	10 February 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Ermesinde, Portugal
Youth career
1977–1978	Ermesinde
1978–1980	Porto
1980–1981	Vilanovense
1981–1982	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1983	Feirense
1983–1984	Castêlo da Maia
1984–1985	Candal
1986–1996	UDR Formiga
Managerial career
1995–1996	Alfenense
1997–2003	Pedras Rubras
2003–2006	Feirense
2007	Naval
2008–2009	Feirense
2011–2012	Penafiel
2013–2016	Covilhã
2016–2018	Académico Viseu
2018	Leixões
2018–2020	Paradou AC
2021–2022	Trofense
2022	Paradou AC
2023	Kazma
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career

Born in Ermesinde, Porto Metropolitan Area, Chaló began managing at the district level with A.C. Alfenense and F.C. Pedras Rubras. After taking the latter to the third tier, he had three years with C.D. Feirense in the Segunda Liga. On 30 May 2007, he moved up to the Primeira Liga, succeeding Fernando Mira at Associação Naval 1º de Maio.^[1] He was dismissed on 16 September, having taken two points from four games.^[2]

Chaló then returned to Feirense in the second division for 18 months, being shown the door in December 2009 when they were fourth.^[3] On 8 March 2011, he signed with F.C. Penafiel for the rest of the season, tasked with avoiding relegation.^[4]

In March 2013, Chaló was appointed as the manager of S.C. Covilhã following Fanã's departure.^[5] After guiding them to safety, he achieved a mid-table finish in the following season. Despite interest from clubs to acquire his services, he remained with the Leões da Serra, and guided them to fourth – their best finish since the Segunda Liga's formation – in the 2014–15 season, missing out on promotion to the Primeira Liga on goal difference.^[6]

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, his side only managed to finish in fourteenth place, 22 points less than their previous season, and he departed.^[7]

In December 2016, Chaló returned to management by signing a one-year deal with Académico de Viseu FC.^[8] He left in February 2018 after a run of seven games without a win,^[9] and took the job at Leixões S.C. of the same league days later.^[10]

In June 2018, with a year left on his contract with the club from Matosinhos, he rescinded it and joined Paradou AC of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.^[11] He left the club in August 2020.^[12]

In 2022, he returned to Paradou AC.^[13] He left after a run of poor results during the first half the season.^[14]

On 18 September 2023, Chaló was appointed as manager of Kuwait Premier League club Kazma SC.^[15] Three months later, he was sacked.^[16]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 24 December 2022

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Feirense	11 June 2003	7 February 2006	21	5	5	11	25	36	−11	023.81
Naval	1 July 2007	16 September 2007	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Feirense	27 May 2008	14 December 2009	48	18	14	16	61	50	+11	037.50
Penafiel	8 March 2011	18 May 2012	50	17	14	19	64	65	−1	034.00
Covilhã	1 March 2013	30 June 2016	166	60	47	59	196	185	+11	036.14
Académico de Viseu	5 December 2016	6 February 2018	51	21	16	14	67	61	+6	041.18
Leixões	8 February 2018	28 June 2018	15	5	5	5	20	16	+4	033.33
Paradou AC	1 July 2018	30 June 2020	67	30	17	20	89	55	+34	044.78
Trofense	22 November 2021	19 April 2022	19	4	5	10	18	26	−8	021.05
Paradou AC	11 May 2022	30 December 2022	22	6	5	11	17	28	−11	027.27
Total			462	166	130	166	559	526	+33	035.93

References

^ "Futebol Naval 1o de Maio Francisco Chalo [sic] orienta equipa na proxima epoca" [Football Naval 1o de Maio Francisco Chaló manages team next season]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 30 May 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^ "Naval: Francisco Chaló demitido na "ressaca" da Luz" [Naval: Francisco Chaló dismissed in "hangover" from the Luz] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 16 September 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^ "Carlos Garcia substitui Francisco Chaló" [Carlos Garcia replaced Francisco Chaló] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^ "Francisco Chaló é o novo treinador" [Francisco Chaló is the new manager]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 March 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^ "Covilhã despede Fanã e contrata Francisco Chaló" [Covilhã sacks Fanã and hires Francisco Chaló] (in Portuguese). MaisFutebol. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
^ "Segunda Liga Portuguesa 2014/2015" [Portuguese Second League 2014/2015] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
^ "II Liga: Francisco Chaló deixa Sp. Covilhã" [II League: Francisco Chaló leaves Sp. Covilhã] (in Portuguese). MaisFutebol. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
^ "II Liga: Francisco Chaló confirmado no Académico Viseu" [II League: Francisco Chaló confirmed at Académico Viseu] (in Portuguese). MaisFutebol. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^ "Chaló deixa Académico de Viseu" [Chaló leaves Académico de Viseu]. Jornal do Centro (in Portuguese). 6 February 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ "Francisco Chaló assume comando técnico do Leixões" [Francisco Chaló takes over management of Leixões]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 February 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ "Leixões perde treinador para o futebol argelino" [Leixões loses manager to Algerian football]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 28 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ "Paradou AC : Hakim Malek nouvel entraîneur" [Paradou AC: Hakim Malek new manager]. El Watan (in French). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ "Paradou AC : Chalo de retour".
^ "ALG : Séparation à l'amiable entre le Paradou et Chalo)".
^ "Francisco Chaló aventura-se num novo país" [Francisco Chaló ventures into a new country]. OneFootball (in European Portuguese). 18 September 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Kazma parts ways with Chaló, appoints Dehelis As new coach". Arab Times. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.