Thiago Carpini Barbosa (born 16 July 1984), is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.

Born in Valinhos, São Paulo, Carpini made his senior debut with local side Guarani Sumareense [pt] in the 2004 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.

In 2006, after playing in the year's Campeonato Capixaba for Estrela do Norte, he signed for Ponte Preta in the Série A. Carpini made his top tier debut on 31 May 2006, starting in a 1–0 away win over Juventude.

[2] Carpini began the 2011 season at CRAC, but returned to his home state with Inter de Bebedouro for the year's Copa Paulista.

[6] On 24 April 2017, Carpini was announced at Caldense for the Série D.[7] He asked to leave the club on 6 June, after alleging personal reasons,[8] and retired shortly after.

[20] He led the club to the finals of the 2023 Campeonato Paulista, losing to Palmeiras; despite finishing second, he was named the tournament's best head coach.

[26] Under his leadership, São Paulo won the 2024 Supercopa do Brasil over rivals Palmeiras, with Carpini becoming the youngest head coach in the century to win a top tier title, at the age of 39.