Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa (; born 30 August 1970) is a Portuguese
football
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manager
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and former professional player who played as a
defensive midfielder
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. He is the current manager of
UAE Pro League
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The first team to w ...
club
Shabab Al Ahli.
Starting his career at
Benfica, he also represented
Sporting CP
Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries, in his country, where he amassed
Primeira Liga
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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
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and
Borussia Dortmund
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and the
Intercontinental Cup with the latter side. Injuries severely hampered his later career.
Sousa was a member of Portugal's "
Golden Generation
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", and appeared with the
national team
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at the
2002 World Cup
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and two
European Championships
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. He took up coaching in the late 2000s, managing clubs in several countries and winning national championships with
Maccabi Tel Aviv
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,
Basel
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and
Shabab Al Ahli. He was also in charge of
Poland
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at
Euro 2020.
Club career
Born in
Viseu
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, Sousa began playing professionally for
Benfica and was a starter from an early age. He won the
Primeira Liga
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championship in
1990–91, and the
Taça de Portugal
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two years later.
On 10 April 1993, in a league match at
Boavista, he was forced to play in goal after
Neno was
sent off and his team had no more
substitutions left, in an eventual 3–2 win.
In the summer of 1993, Sousa signed for
Lisbon
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neighbours
Sporting CP
Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries, together with his teammate
António Pacheco. In
his only season, he partnered
Luís Figo
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo (; born 4 November 1972) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a winger for Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Inter Milan. He won 127 caps for the Portugal national team, a one-t ...
and
Krasimir Balakov in midfield and the ''Lions'' did not win any silverware.
Sousa joined
Juventus
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in 1994. In his
first season in
Turin
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he won the
Serie A
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title, the
domestic cup and the
Supercoppa; they also
finished as runners-up in the
UEFA Cup
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,
losing to fellow Italian side
Parma
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.
[ The following year, he was part of the squad that ]conquered
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the UEFA Champions League
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.[
In the 1996 off-season, Sousa moved to Germany with ]Borussia Dortmund
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, where he repeated the Champions League triumph the following campaign,[ which made him only the second player after ]Marcel Desailly
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to win back-to-back titles with different teams; the final was against his former club Juventus and, although he appeared in that game, his spell was plagued with injuries, which followed him the remainder of his career.[
Sousa subsequently returned to Italy to play for ]Inter Milan
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, and eventually retired at the age of 31 after a brief loan to Parma, followed by stints at Panathinaikos and Espanyol.[
]
International career
A member of the Portugal team that won the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship
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, Sousa went on to earn 51 caps
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for the senior side.[ His international debut came on 16 January 1991, in a friendly against ]Spain
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that ended in a 1–1 draw.
Sousa played for his country at UEFA Euro 1996
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and 2000
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,[ and was a squad member at the ]2002 FIFA World Cup
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, but did not take part in a single match.[ His last appearance came shortly before the latter competition, a 2–0 friendly win over ]China
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.
Style of play
Sousa was a hard-working, tactically intelligent and versatile player who was effective both offensively and defensively, courtesy of his anticipation and ability to read the game. However, he was not known for his speed. Although he was usually classified as a hard-tackling defensive midfielder
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, he also possessed excellent vision and control and was often deployed as a deep-lying playmaker
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throughout his career due to his passing accuracy, technique and ability to control the tempo of his teams' play; his playing style drew comparisons with Paulo Roberto Falcão
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throughout his career.
In addition to his skill and creative abilities, Sousa was also renowned for his leadership.[
]
Coaching career
Portugal national teams
Sousa began working as a manager by joining the coaching staff of the Portugal national team, taking the helm of the under-16s, and in the summer of 2008 he was appointed assistant to first-team coach Carlos Queiroz, his former boss at Sporting and the Portuguese youths.
Queens Park Rangers
On 19 November 2008, Sousa was appointed head coach of Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this sys ...
team Queens Park Rangers
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. However, on 9 April 2009, he was sacked, as the club claimed he had divulged sensitive information without permission from the hierarchy, which included Dexter Blackstock
Dexter Anthony Titus Blackstock (born 20 May 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played most notably for Queens Park Rangers and Nottingham Forest.
Having represented England at youth international level, Bla ...
's loan move to Nottingham Forest
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Founde ...
having been agreed without his knowledge.
Swansea City
Following Roberto Martínez
Roberto Martínez Montoliu (; born 13 July 1973) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of the Portugal national team.
Martínez played as a defensive midfielder and began his career at Re ...
's move to Wigan Athletic
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Founded in 1932, they have p ...
, Sousa was offered the role as Swansea City manager on 18 June 2009. He verbally accepted the deal, signing a three-year contract, and was officially appointed on the 23rd.
During the league campaign, Sousa led Swansea to its highest league finish for 27 years (seventh), just outside the play-offs. On 4 July 2010, he departed by mutual consent, set to take the vacant post at Leicester City
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.
Leicester City
Sousa became the new manager of Leicester City on 7 July 2010. Owner Milan Mandarić stated that he was delighted to "acquire a manager of such great calibre", adding he was "the right man to take our club forward".
On 1 October 2010, after less than three months in charge, Sousa was fired after a poor start to the season, with the team having won only once in his first nine league games.
Videoton
On 15 May 2011, Sousa signed a three-year contract with Hungarian club Videoton, newly crowned champions of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system.
Twelve ...
. He made his competitive debut in the Champions League qualifying round to Sturm Graz in a 2–0 away loss, followed by an insufficient 3–2 home win.
His team hosted Trabzonspor
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in the season's Europa League last qualifying round on 30 August 2012, Sousa's 42nd birthday. After the 4–2 penalty shoot-out
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victory (0–0 after 120 minutes), he stated: "The qualification was the most beautiful birthday of my life".
On 7 January 2013, Videoton announced they had agreed to terminate Sousa's contract due to family reasons. That same day, it was reported that he would become the new manager of the New York Red Bulls
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, but nothing came of it.
Five clubs in seven years (2013–2020)
On 12 June 2013, Maccabi Tel Aviv
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officially appointed Sousa as its head coach. He won the Israeli Premier League
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in his only season in charge.
Sousa changed clubs and countries again on 28 May 2014, signing a three-year contract with Basel
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in the Swiss Super League
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. He left on 17 June 2015, having again won the national championship.
On 21 June 2015, Sousa joined Serie A
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side Fiorentina
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. He left in June 2017, after the appointment of Stefano Pioli.
On 6 November 2017, Sousa signed for Tianjin Quanjian of the Chinese Super League
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, replacing Fabio Cannavaro
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. On 4 October of the following year, he left his post.
Sousa became Bordeaux
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's third coach of the campaign on 8 March 2019 after Gus Poyet and Ricardo Gomes
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, agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year deal. Having come 12th in his only full season, disputes with the board led to his resignation on 10 August 2020.
Poland
On 21 January 2021, Polish Football Association
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(PZPN) president Zbigniew Boniek
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announced Sousa as the head coach of the Poland national team; he replaced Jerzy Brzęczek
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In a professional career which spanned nearly 20 years and brought 42 caps with the Poland national team, Brzęczek played for clubs in ...
, who was dismissed despite achieving qualification for Euro 2020. In his first match in charge, on 25 March, his side drew 3–3 against Hungary
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in the 2022 World Cup qualification. At the former tournament finals, and despite three goals from star forward Robert Lewandowski
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, they exited in the group stage; nonetheless, the manager was assured to remain on the job.
Sousa led Poland to second place in their World Cup qualification group, reaching the play-offs but failing to be seeded after losing the last match to Hungary 2–1. The loss caused significant financial losses for the PZPN and the manager was criticised for not fielding several key players, including Lewandowski.
Sousa was allowed to leave on 29 December 2021, after agreeing to pay compensation. Following his departure, he was heavily criticised by Polish media and fans alike, one of the main accusations residing in the fact that he left to another employer when he was offered a better salary, in spite of having stated he would stay for years previously; because of this, he earned the nickname "Siwy Bajerant" (Grey Smooth Talker).
Flamengo
Hours after leaving the Poland national team, Sousa was announced as the new manager of Flamengo
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in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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on a two-year contract. Having observed the first two games of the Campeonato Carioca
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season
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, he won 3–0 at home to Boavista on his debut on 2 February 2022; his team lost the final 3–1 on aggregate to rivals
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Fluminense.
Sousa was dismissed on 9 June 2022, after a 1–0 loss to Red Bull Bragantino
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.
Salernitana
On 15 February 2023, Sousa returned to the Italian top division as the new head coach of Salernitana
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, replacing Davide Nicola
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Club career
Nicola was born in Luserna San Giovanni.
During his time with Genoa, he was noted for kissing a policewoman on the sideline after a g ...
. He achieved a 1–1 draw at neighbours and league leaders Napoli
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on 30 April, momentarily denying them a first ''Scudetto
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'' in 33 years; he was sent off in the final minutes while his team took their unbeaten run to nine games, eventually making it to ten and finally avoiding relegation as 15th.
On 10 October 2023, following a negative start in the campaign, Sousa was dismissed.
Shabab Al Ahli
On 30 June 2024, Sousa was appointed at UAE Pro League
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The first team to w ...
club Shabab Al Ahli. He won four titles in his first season, including the national championship.
Career statistics
Club
International
Managerial statistics
Honours
Player
Benfica
*Primeira Divisão
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: 1990–91
*Taça de Portugal
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: 1992–93[
*]Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
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: 1989
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[
]
Juventus
*Serie A
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: 1994–95[
*]Coppa Italia
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Juventus is the competition's most successf ...
: 1994–95[
*]Supercoppa Italiana
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: 1995
1995 was designated as:
* United Nations Year for Tolerance
* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
[
*]UEFA Champions League
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: 1995–96[
]
Borussia Dortmund
* DFB-Supercup: 1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
[
*UEFA Champions League: 1996–97][
* Intercontinental Cup: ]1997
Events January
* January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States.
* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis.
* January 1 ...
[
Portugal U20
*]FIFA U-20 World Cup
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: 1989
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[
Portugal
*]UEFA European Championship
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third place: 2000
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Individual
* Guerin d'Oro: 1995
Manager
Videoton
* Ligakupa: 2011–12[
* Szuperkupa: 2011, 2012][
Maccabi Tel Aviv
*]Israeli Premier League
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: 2013–14[
Basel
*]Swiss Super League
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: 2014–15[
Shabab Al-Ahli
*]UAE Pro League
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The first team to w ...
: 2024–25[
* UAE President's Cup: 2024–25][
*]UAE Super Cup
The UAE Super Cup () and Charity Champions Cup in the first edition (1989–90), is the curtain raiser of the United Arab Emirates football season. It is played between the previous season's UAE League, Pro-League winners and UAE President's Cup, P ...
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