Carlos is currently the head coach of the Delhi Dynamos in the Indian Super League, and has indicated that he wants to become the A-League’s first marquee coach since Pierre Littbarski at Sydney FC in 2006.
“I have been to Australia and studied the A-League, and in particular the football markets in Adelaide and Melbourne where I have seen Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory,” Carlos’ Brazilian representative Ricardo Setyon said.
“I have enjoyed the rawness of the competition and the enthusiasm of the people involved.
“The A-League is a very stable competition and with Australia growing the game steadily among young children, (Carlos) can add his expansive knowledge of the game.
“Roberto Carlos’ record speaks for itself as a player and he has had success in Turkey coaching Sivasspor which is a modest club by Turkish standards.”
There’s no denying the playing credentials of Carlos, who claimed three UEFA Champions League titles with Real Madrid, two Spanish Super Cups, four Spanish Primera Liga championships and of course a FIFA World Cup with Brazil in 2002.
“He’s a lover of football, he really has that passion deeply embedded and he can bring some of what has made Brazilian football popular in the world to Australia’s doorstep,” Setyon said.
If his aim is to take over in Melbourne or Adelaide, he might have his work cut out in replacing three of the most secure coaches in the A-League, but if reputations count for anything, Kevin Muscat, John van’t Schip and Guillermo Amor might start looking nervously over their shoulder.