Carlos Queiroz: Biography, Facts and Career

Carlos Manuel Brito Leal de Queiroz (born 1 March 1953) is a Portuguese football manager who manages the Ghana national team. He has served as the manager of the Portugal national team, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Iran, Colombia, Egypt and Qatar, leading South Africa (2002), Portugal (2010) and Iran (2014, 2018, and 2022) to the FIFA World Cup. At club level, he has also managed Sporting CP, the New York/New Jersey Metrostars in Major League Soccer and Spanish club Real Madrid. He also had two spells as Alex Ferguson's assistant manager at English club Manchester United. Queiroz has won several awards as a coach at junior levels, and has been successful at senior and club levels, mainly as Alex Ferguson's assistant manager. In 1998, he authored the Q-Report, which detailed plans to enhance footballer development in the United States. Queiroz is the longest-serving manager in the history of the Iran national team, serving for almost eight years between 2011 and 2019. He returned to the role for Iran's 2022 World Cup campaign. He is the only manager in the country's history to lead them at three consecutive World Cups. In 2023, he had a brief spell as coach of Qatar before being appointed by Oman in July 2025. He was appointed manager of Ghana in April 2026.

Quick facts about Carlos Queiroz

• Full name: Carlos Queiroz
• Born: 1953-03-01
• Nationality: Portugal
• Known as: Athlete
• Wikidata ID: Q313209

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