Braga, began his coaching career at the Youth Academies of leading Dutch clubs such as Excelsior (1998-01), Sparta Rotterdam (2001-04), Feyenoord (2004-06), PSV Eindhoven (2010-13) and Utrecht (2013-14).

During the 2009/10 season, Braga, was appointed as Assistant coach at Vitoria Setubal of the Portuguese top flight and after several years in Holland returned to his native country in 2014/15 as the coach of second division side Santa Clara. An appointment as VV Nieuwerkerk’s Academy Director and first team coach took Braga back to Holland in 2015 before he joining Fortuna Sittard two years later and guiding them to promotion to the top Dutch division.

In 2018/19 Braga returned to Portugal once again as the coach of first division side Maritimo before leaving to Holland for the same role at second division side FC Dordrecht. United Arab Emirates became the third country Braga had worked at taking on the role as Technical Manager at Al Wahda FC in 2020.