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Paulo Sousa
Sousa in 2014
Personal information
Full name Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa[1]
Date of birth (1970-08-30) 30 August 1970 (age 55)[1]
Place of birth Viseu, Portugal[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Shabab Al Ahli (manager)
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)
2000Parma (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
2024– Shabab Al Ahli
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2000 Belgium-Netherlands
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner1989 Saudi Arabia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa, CavIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ˈso(w)zɐ]; born 30 August 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional player. He is the head coach of the Poland national team.

He played for Benfica and Sporting in Portugal. He then went to Juventus and after to Borussia Dortmund. He won the UEFA Champions League in both of these clubs.

Sousa was a member of Portugal's "Golden Generation".[2] and appeared with the national team at the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships.

He started coaching in the late 2000s, managing clubs in several countries and winning national championships with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Basel.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica1989–90Primeira Liga20100030
1990–913603020410
1991–922315030311
1992–932504160351
Total 8611311101102
Sporting CP1993–94Primeira Liga3126060432
Juventus1994–95Serie A26160100421
1995–962800081361
Total 54160181782
Borussia Dortmund1996–97Bundesliga1110040151
1997–981602150231
Total 2712190382
Inter Milan1997–98Serie A1100000110
1998–991004030170
1999–20001000000100
Total 3104030380
Parma (loan)1999–2000Serie A800020100
Panathinaikos2000–01Alpha Ethniki603041131
2001–02405070160
Total 10080111291
Espanyol2001–02La Liga90000090
Career total 25653926023559

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal 199150
199200
199380
199440
199560
199650
199750
199820
199980
200050
200120
200210
Total510

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 22 September 2024[6][7]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLGFGAGDWin %
Queens Park Rangers 19 November 2008 9 April 2009 2671272324−1026.92
Swansea City 23 June 2009 4 July 2010 491818134541+4036.73
Leicester City 7 July 2010 1 October 2010 124261827−9033.33
Videoton 1 June 2011 7 January 2013 8852171914063+77059.09
Maccabi Tel Aviv 11 June 2013 28 May 2014 49311089145+46063.27
Basel 28 May 2014 17 June 2015 503181111260+52062.00
Fiorentina 21 June 2015 6 June 2017 95432527154121+33045.26
Tianjin Quanjian 6 November 2017 5 October 2018 371310145158−7035.14
Bordeaux 8 March 2019 10 August 2020 421312175351+2030.95
Poland 21 January 2021 29 December 2021 156543720+17040.00
Flamengo 29 December 2021 9 June 2022 3219765929+30059.38
Salernitana 15 February 2023 10 October 2023 2551282840−12020.00
Shabab Al Ahli 30 June 2024 present 86111910+9075.00
Total 528248139141830586+244046.97

Benfica

Sousa (left) and Alessandro Del Piero celebrate Juventus winning the Champions League in 1996.

Juventus

Sousa's star on Borussia Dortmund's Walk of Fame.

Borussia Dortmund

Portugal U20

Portugal

Individual

Videoton

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Basel

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Paulo Sousa" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. "QPR happy to gamble on Sousa". ESPN Soccernet. 20 November 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
  3. Paulo Sousa at ForaDeJogo Edit this at Wikidata
  4. Paulo Sousa at FootballDatabase.eu
  5. "Paulo Sousa". European Football. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Paulo Sousa coach profile at Soccerway
  7. Paulo Sousa management career statistics at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Paulo Sousa". Eurosport. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  9. "Injuries force Paulo Sousa to retire". UEFA. 2 July 2002. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  10. Winkler, Pierre (17 January 2004). "European Championship 2000 – Full Details Final Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  11. Pierrend, José Luis; Di Maggio, Roberto. "Italy – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 February 2015.