Lindsay Camila
Brazilian football manager
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Lindsay Camila Teles de Carvalho (born 27 July 1982), known as Lindsay Camila or sometimes as just Lindsay, is a Brazilian football coach, currently the head coach of the Costa Rica national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lindsay Camila Teles de Carvalho[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1982[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Campinas, Brazil | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Costa Rica (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ponte Preta | |||
| Veranópolis | |||
| 2005–2006 | AFC Compiègne B | ||
| 2006–2007 | Le Puy | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Lyon (youth) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Racing Union U14 (men) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Terville (men) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Brazil U17 (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Ferroviária | ||
| 2021–2023 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 2023 | Brazil U17 (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Bahia | ||
| 2024–2025 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2025– | Costa Rica | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Lindsay began her career with hometown side Ponte Preta. She subsequently represented Veranópolis before playing in Portugal, Spain and France.[3] In the latter country, she played for AFC Compiègne's B-team and Le Puy before retiring.[4]
After retiring, Lindsay worked at Lyon's youth sides before coaching in Dubai and in the United States.[3] She moved to men's football in 2016, working with the under-14 side of Racing FC Union Luxembourg, before becoming the manager of ninth level side Terville.[5]
After taking Terville to the Régional 3, Lindsay left the club to become Simone Jatobá's assistant at the Brazil women's national under-17 team. On 2 January 2021, she was named head coach of Ferroviária.[6]
Lindsay led the Guerreiras Grenás to the 2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina title, becoming the first women to win the trophy as head coach.[7] On 9 September, however, she resigned after having altercations with some players of the squad,[8] she took over Atlético Mineiro on 6 October.[9]
Lindsay was dismissed by Galo on 28 March 2023,[10] and returned to the Brazilian Football Confederation in July, again as Jatobá's assistant in the under-15 and under-17 squads.[11] On 5 January 2024, she was announced as head coach of Bahia,[12] but left on 7 August, after winning the year's Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2, to take over Al-Ittihad.[13]
After leaving Al-Ittihad in June 2025, Lindsay Camila was announced as the manager for Costa Rica's Women nation team in November 2025.[14]
Honours
Club
Ferroviária
Atlético Mineiro
- Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol Feminino: 2021, 2022
Bahia