Paulo Sousa is the current head coach of Italian Serie A club Salernitana.
20 Facts About Paulo Sousa
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Paulo Sousa took up coaching in the late 2000s, managing clubs in several countries and winning national championships with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Basel.
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Paulo Sousa subsequently returned to Italy to play for Inter Milan, and eventually retired at the age of 31 after a brief loan to Parma, followed by stints at Panathinaikos and Espanyol.
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Paulo Sousa played for his country at UEFA Euro 1996 and 2000, and was a squad member at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but did not take part in a single match.
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Paulo 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, although he was not known for his speed.
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Paulo 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.
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On 19 November 2008, Paulo Sousa was appointed head coach of Championship team Queens Park Rangers.
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Paulo Sousa verbally accepted the deal, signing a three-year contract, and was officially appointed on the 23rd.
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Paulo Sousa became the new manager of Leicester City on 7 July 2010.
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On 1 October 2010, after less than three months in charge, Paulo Sousa was fired after a poor start to the season, with the team having won only once in his first nine league games.
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Paulo Sousa's team hosted Trabzonspor in the season's Europa League last qualifying round on 30 August 2012, Sousa's 42nd birthday.
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Paulo Sousa won the Israeli Premier League in his first and only season in charge.
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Paulo Sousa changed clubs and countries again on 28 May 2014, signing a three-year contract with Basel in the Swiss Super League.
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On 21 June 2015, Paulo Sousa joined Serie A side Fiorentina.
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Paulo Sousa left on 6 June 2017, following the appointment of Stefano Pioli.
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On 6 November 2017, Paulo Sousa signed for Tianjin Quanjian of the Chinese Super League, replacing Fabio Cannavaro.
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Paulo Sousa became Bordeaux's third coach of the campaign on 8 March 2019 after Gus Poyet and Ricardo Gomes, agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year deal.
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Paulo Sousa was allowed to leave on 29 December 2021, after agreeing to pay compensation.
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Hours after leaving the Poland national team, Paulo Sousa was announced as the new manager of Flamengo in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A on a two-year contract.
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On 15 February 2023, Paulo Sousa returned to the Italian top division as the new head coach of Salernitana, replacing Davide Nicola.