Carlos Secretário

International Secretário earned 35 caps for Portugal, and played at the 1996 and 2000 European Championships. In both cases second choice, he totalled three appearances.

Coaching career In 2007, two years after retiring, Secretário started his coaching career with Portuguese fourth-tier side Maia, where he had retired as a player. He continued working in the lower leagues in the following seasons, also having a spell in French amateur football.

Secretário was appointed at Championnat National 2 club Créteil-Lusitanos on 1 June 2018. In his first season, with a team including compatriots and their diaspora on the pitch and in the backroom, he won promotion as champions with four games remaining. He resigned in December 2020, citing health problems and the desire to retire to Portugal.

In August 2022, 52-year-old Secretário was placed in intensive care after suffering a stroke. After four months of recovery, he was next seen publicly on New Year's Day.

Honours Player Porto Primeira Liga: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04 Taça de Portugal: 1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999 UEFA Cup: 2002–03

Real Madrid La Liga: 1996–97

Portugal UEFA European Championship third place: 2000

Manager Créteil Championnat National 2: 2018–19