Paulo Sousa
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Sousa in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Viseu, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Fiorentina (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1986 | Repesenses | ||
| 1986–1989 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Benfica | 87 | (1) |
| 1993–1994 | Sporting CP | 31 | (2) |
| 1994–1996 | Juventus | 54 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Borussia Dortmund | 27 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Internazionale | 31 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Parma (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Panathinaikos | 10 | (0) |
| 2002 | Espanyol | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 257 | (5) | |
| National team | |||
| 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 | 52 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 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– | Fiorentina | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa, CavIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ˈso(w)zɐ]; born 30 August 1970) is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and the current coach of Italian club ACF Fiorentina.
He was a member of the "Portugal Golden Generation". Starting his career at Benfica, he also represented Sporting in his country, where he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 117 games and six goals in five years, and appeared with the national team in one World Cup and two European Championships.
From there onwards Sousa competed mainly in Italy and in Germany, winning the Champions League with Juventus and Borussia Dortmund and the Intercontinental Cup with the latter. His later career was severely hindered by injuries.
In the late 2000s Sousa took up coaching, managing several clubs in England, Wales and other countries and winning national championships with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Basel.
Born in Viseu, Sousa started playing professionally for S.L. Benfica, being a starter from an early age, winning the national championship in 1991 and the domestic cup two years later.
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