Paulo Sousa: Portuguese footballer
Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa, CavIH (Portuguese pronunciation: ; born 30 August 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional player.
He is the head coach of the Poland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Manuel Carvalho Sousa | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Viseu, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989-1993 1993-1994 1994-1996 1996-1997 1998-1999 2000 2000-2001 2002 | Benfica Sporting Portugal Juventus Borussia Dortmund Internazionale Milano Parma Panathinaikos Espanyol Barcelona | ||
| National team | |||
| 1991-2002 | Portugal | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010- | Queens Park Rangers Swansea City Leicester City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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". 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.
He currently is the manager of the Polish national team.
Club career statistics
| Club statistics | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Portugal | League | |||
| 1989/90 | Benfica | Portuguese Liga | 2 | 0 |
| 1990/91 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 1991/92 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 1992/93 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1993/94 | Sporting Portugal | Portuguese Liga | 31 | 2 |
| Italy | League | |||
| 1994/95 | Juventus | Serie A | 26 | 1 |
| 1995/96 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Germany | League | |||
| 1996/97 | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 11 | 1 |
| 1997/98 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Italy | League | |||
| 1997/98 | Internazionale Milano | Serie A | 11 | 0 |
| 1998/99 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1999/00 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1999/00 | Parma | Serie A | 8 | 0 |
| Greece | League | |||
| 2000/01 | Panathinaikos | Alpha Ethniki | 6 | 0 |
| 2001/02 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Spain | League | |||
| 2001/02 | Espanyol Barcelona | La Liga | 9 | 0 |
| Country | Portugal | 118 | 3 | |
| Italy | 93 | 1 | ||
| Germany | 27 | 1 | ||
| Greece | 10 | 0 | ||
| Spain | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 257 | 5 | ||
International career statistics
| Portugal national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 0 |
References
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