Alberto Valentim do Carmo Neto (born 22 March 1975) is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a right back.
In 2012, Valentim returned to Atlético Paranaense as an assistant manager. He left the club in the following year, and joined Palmeiras in 2014, also as an assistant.
On 13 December 2016, Valentim was announced as Red Bull Brasil manager. The following 18 April, after a poor campaign in the 2017 Campeonato Paulista, he was sacked.
On 24 June 2017, Valentim returned to Palmeiras, again as an assistant. On 13 October, he was appointed interim manager in the place of sacked Cuca. Despite finishing second, he was released by the club on 5 December.
On 13 February 2018, Valentim was named manager of Botafogo. On 19 June, he resigned after accepting an offer from an Egyptian Club, Pyramids FC.
On 18 August 2018, Valentim left Pyramids FC following a dispute with the club's owner "Turki Al Sheikh" regarding the future of the team's striker Ribamar. Just one week later, he has joined Vasco da Gama for the remainder of the Campeonato Brasileiro campaign.
Valentim was sacked on 21 April 2019, after losing the year's Campeonato Carioca. On 18 June, he took over fellow top-tier side Avaí, replacing fired Geninho, but returned to Botafogo on 11 October. He was dismissed by Bota for the second time on 9 February 2020, after a poor campaign in the Carioca.
On 1 April 2021, Valentim was named manager of top tier newcomers Cuiabá. He won the year's Campeonato Mato-Grossense, but was dismissed on 29 May after seven wins in ten matches.
On 1 October 2021, Valentim was named manager of Athletico Paranaense, still in the top tier. He left on a mutual agreement the following 10 April, after a 0–4 loss to São Paulo in the 2022 Série A opener.
On 15 June 2022, Valentim replaced Mozart at the helm of CSA. On 8 August, however, he was dismissed.
1999-2005 |
| Udinese | Appearances | Italian Serie A | 2000-2001 | 27 |
| Udinese | Goals | Italian Serie A | 2000-2001 | 2 |