Paulo Sousa
Portuguese football manager and former player (born 1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa CvIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ˈsozɐ]; born 30 August 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder.
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Full name | Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1970-08-30) 30 August 1970 (age 53)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Viseu, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1984–1986 | Repesenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1986–1989 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1993 | Benfica | 86 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Sporting CP | 31 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | Juventus | 54 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Borussia Dortmund | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Inter Milan | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000 | → Parma (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Panathinaikos | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Espanyol | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 256 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1987 | Portugal U16 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1988 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1989 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1991 | Portugal U21 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1991–2002 | Portugal | 51 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Portugal U16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Queens Park Rangers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Swansea City | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Leicester City | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Videoton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Basel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Fiorentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Tianjin Quanjian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Bordeaux | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Flamengo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Salernitana | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Starting his career at Benfica, he also represented Sporting CP in his country, where he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 117 matches and three goals in five years. From there onwards, he competed mainly in Italy and Germany, winning the Champions League with Juventus and Borussia Dortmund and the Intercontinental Cup with the latter side. Injuries severely hampered his later career.[2]
Sousa was a member of Portugal's "Golden Generation",[3] and appeared with the national team at the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships. He took up coaching in the late 2000s, managing clubs in several countries and winning national championships with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Basel. He was also in charge of Poland at Euro 2020.