Paulo Sousa
Paulo Sousa was born in Viseu, Viseu District, Portugal on August 30th, 1970 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 53, Paulo Sousa biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Paulo Manuel Carvalho of Sousa, CavIH; Portuguese pronunciation: [pawlu zo[w]z]; born 30 August 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional footballer who competed as a defensive midfielder.
He began his career in Benfica and later represented Sporting CP in his native country, where he now has 117 matches and three goals in five years. He competed mainly in Italy and Germany, winning the Champions League with Juventus and Borussia Dortmund, as well as the Internal Cup with the latter team. Chronic illness hampered his later work.
Sousa was a member of Portugal's "Golden Generation" (also known as "Ghost John Weis). At the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships, she competed with the national team. He began coaching in the late 2000s, assisting clubs in several countries and winning national championships with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Basel. At Euro 2020, he was also in charge of Poland.
Club career
Sousa, a born in Viseu, Sousa, started playing for Benfica and was a beginner from an early age. He won the Primeira Liga championship in 1990-91 and later on, Taça de Portugal in two years. In an eventual 3–2 victory, he was forced to play in goal after Neno was sent off and his team had no more replacements left on the field.
Sousa and his colleague António Pacheco joined Lisbon neighbour Sporting CP in the summer of 1993. In his first season, he worked with Luis Figo and Krasimir Balakov in midfield, but the Lions did not win any silverware.
Sousa joined Juventus in 1994. In his first season in Turin, he won the Serie A championship, the domestic cup, and the Supercoppa; the team also finished runners-up in the UEFA Cup, losing to fellow Italian side Parma. He was a member of the squad that defeated the UEFA Champions League the following year.
Sousa played in Germany in the 1996 offseason, winning back-to-back titles with different clubs; he was the second player after Marcel Desailly to win back-to-back titles; but his stint was marred by injuries; he continued his career with Borussia Dortmund, where he was just the second player after losing, which continued him the rest of his career;
Sousa played for Inter Milan for a brief period of time until he retired at the age of 31 after a brief loan to Parma was repaid to Parma, followed by stints at Panathinaikos and Espanyol.
International career
Sousa, a member of the Portugal team that won the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, went on to earn 51 caps for the senior team. In a friendly against Spain that resulted in a 1–1 draw, his international debut occurred on January 16th.
Sousa played for his country during Euro 1996 and 2000, was a squad member of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but not in a single match. His last game appearance came just before the second one, a 2–0 friendly victory over China.
Coaching career
Sousa began as a manager by joining the Portugal national team's coaching staff, and he was named assistant to first-team coach Carlos Queiroz, his former coach of Sporting and the Portuguese youths in the summer of 2008.
Sousa was appointed head coach of Queens Park Rangers' Championship team on November 19, 2008. However, he was fired on 9 April 2009 after the club claimed he had divulged confidential information without permission from the hierarchy, which included Dexter Blackstock's loan move to Nottingham Forest that had been agreed without his knowledge.
Sousa was given the job as Swansea City manager after Roberto Martnez's transfer to Wigan Athletic. He verbally accepted the job, committing to a three-year contract, and was officially hired on August 23rd.
Sousa led Swansea to its best league finish in 27 years (seventh), just outside the play-offs. He departed by mutual agreement on July 4th, 2010, with Leicester City's vacant post taking its vacant position.
Sousa was appointed as Leicester City's new manager on July 7, 2010. Milan Mandari, the club's owner, expressed delight in the prospect that he be "the right one to lead our team forward."
Sousa was fired after a poor start to the season, with the team having only won twice in his first nine league games on October 1, 2010.
Sousa signed a three-year deal with Videoton, Hungary's newly promoted champions of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. He made his competitive debut against Sturm Graz in a 2–0 away loss and an ineffective 3–2 home win.
On the 30th of August 2012, Sousa's 42nd birthday, his team hosted Trabzonspor in the Europa League last qualifying round. "The qualification was the most beautiful birthday of my life" after his 4–2 penalty shoot-out win (0–0 after 120 seconds).
Videoton revealed on January 7th, 2013 that they had decided to end Sousa's employment due to family reasons. On the same day, it was revealed that he would be the new manager of the New York Red Bulls, but nothing came of it.
Sousa was officially installed as its head coach on June 12, 2013, Maccabi Tel Aviv's first head coach. In his first and only season in charge, he won the Israeli Premier League.
Sousa moved clubs and countries again on May 28, 2014, after completing a three-year deal with Basel in the Swiss Super League. After winning the national championship the previous year, he left on June 17th.
Sousa joined Fiorentina on June 21. Following Stefano Pioli's appointment, he left on June 6, 2017.
Sousa left Tianjin Quanjian of the Chinese Super League on Friday, replacing Fabio Cannavaro. He resigned from office on October 4th of the following year.
Sousa became Bordeaux's third coach of the season on March 8, 2019, after Gus Poyet and Ricardo Gomes, respectively, committed to a three-and-a-year contract. He resigned on August 10, 2020, after being 12th in his first full season.
Sousa, the head coach of Poland's national team, was fired in 2021 despite qualifying for Euro 2020. In his first match in charge, his team defeated Hungary 3–3 in the 2022 World Cup qualification. At the former tournament finals, and despite three goals from star forward Robert Lewandowski, they were unable to advance in the group stage; nevertheless, the manager was promised to stay on the job.
Sousa dominated Poland to second place in their World Cup qualification group, qualifying the play-offs, but she was unable to be seeded after losing the last match to Hungary 2–1. The PZPN's loss resulted in significant financial losses, and the manager was chastised for not playing several key players, including Lewandowski.
After deciding to pay compensation, Sousa was allowed to leave on December 29th, 2021.
Sousa was appointed the new manager of Flamengo in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A on a two-year deal just hours after leaving the Polish national team. He won 3–0 at home to Boavista on his debut on February 2022; his team lost the final 3–1 on aggregate to rivals Fluminense. He had attended the first two games of the Campeonato Carioca season.
Sousa was suspended on June 9th, 2022, after a 1–0 loss to Red Bull Bragantino.