Luís Carlos Batalha Freire (born 3 November 1985) is a Portuguese professional football manager, currently in charge of Rio Ave. Beginning as a manager in amateur football in his 20s, he won six promotions in his first eight seasons, including as champions of the Campeonato de Portugal with Mafra in 2018. In 2020, he reached the Primeira Liga with Nacional, and did the same with Rio Ave two years later as champions of Liga Portugal 2.