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.
In addition to his skill and creative abilities, Sousa was also renowned for his leadership. Although he was usually classified as a hard-tackling defensive midfielder, he also possessed excellent vision and control, and was often deployed as a deep-lying playmaker throughout his career due to his passing accuracy, technique and ability to control the tempo of his teams' play his playing style drew comparisons with Paulo Roberto Falcão throughout his career. 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. His last appearance came shortly before the latter competition, a 2–0 friendly win over China. Sousa played for his country at UEFA Euro 19, and was a squad member at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but did not take part in a single match. His international debut came on 16 January 1991, in a friendly against Spain that ended in a 1–1 draw. International Ī member of the Portugal squad that won the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, Sousa went on to earn 51 caps for the senior national team. 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 F.C. In the 1996 off-season, Sousa moved to Germany with Borussia Dortmund, where he repeated the Champions League triumph the following campaign, which made him only the second player after Marcel Desailly to win back-to-back titles with different teams the final was against his former club Juventus and, although he appeared in that game, his spell was plagued with injuries, which followed him the remainder of his career. The following year, he was part of the squad that conquered the UEFA Champions League. In his first season in Turin he won the Serie A title, the domestic cup and the Supercoppa they also finished as runners-up in the UEFA Cup, losing to fellow Italian side Parma FC. In his only season, he partnered Luís Figo and Krasimir Balakov in midfield and the Lions did not win any silverware. In the summer of 1993, Sousa signed for Lisbon neighbours Sporting CP together with his teammate António Pacheco. On 10 April 1993, in a league match at Boavista FC, he was forced to play in goal after Neno was sent off and his team had no more substitutions left, in an eventual 3–2 win. He won the Primeira Liga championship in 1990–91, and the Taça de Portugal two years later. Benfica, and was a starter from an early age. 3.6 Five clubs in seven years (2013–2020)īorn in Viseu, Sousa began playing professionally for S.L.He took up coaching in the late 2000s, managing clubs in several countries and winning national championships with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Basel. and appeared with the national team at the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships. Sousa was a member of Portugal's " Golden Generation". His later career was severely hampered by injuries. From there onwards, he competed mainly in Italy and in Germany, winning the Champions League with Juventus and Borussia Dortmund and the Intercontinental Cup with the latter side. Starting his career at Benfica, he also represented Sporting in his country, where he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 117 matches and three goals in five years. He is the head coach of the Poland national team.
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Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa, CavIH ( Portuguese pronunciation: born 30 August 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only