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Paulo Fonseca

1973 - Today

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Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca (born 5 March 1973) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is currently head coach of Ligue 2 club Lyon. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 111 matches and three goals over seven seasons, representing Leça, Belenenses, Marítimo, Vitória de Guimarães and Estrela da Amadora. Fonseca became a manager in 2005, notably winning the 2015–16 Taça de Portugal with Braga as well as three editions of the Ukrainian Premier League with Shakhtar Donetsk. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paulo Fonseca is the 836th most popular soccer player (up from 1,857th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Mozambique (up from 15th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Mozambican Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Paulo Fonseca ranks 836 out of 21,273. Before him are Ivan Perišić, Dieter Müller, Majed Abdullah, Tomislav Crnković, Félix Miélli Venerando, and Tommy Smith. After him are Ferenc Plattkó, John Obi Mikel, Amadeo Carrizo, Txiki Begiristain, Delio Onnis, and Ikuo Takahara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Paulo Fonseca ranks 47. Before him are Monica Seles, Varg Vikernes, Jay-Jay Okocha, Vera Farmiga, Rogério Ceni, and Guillaume Canet. After him are Andrew Lincoln, Ceca, David Blaine, Mos Def, Matteo Salvini, and Malaika Arora.

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In Mozambique

Among people born in Mozambique, Paulo Fonseca ranks 11 out of 38. Before him are Joaquim Chissano (1939), Filipe Nyusi (1959), Afric Simone (1956), Graça Machel (1945), Armando Guebuza (1943), and Mário Coluna (1935). After him are Júlio Duarte Langa (1927), Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho (1936), Eduardo Mondlane (1920), Alexandre José Maria dos Santos (1924), Abel Xavier (1972), and Luísa Diogo (1958).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Mozambique

Among soccer players born in Mozambique, Paulo Fonseca ranks 4. Before him are Eusébio (1942), Carlos Queiroz (1953), and Mário Coluna (1935). After him are Abel Xavier (1972), Costa Pereira (1929), Vicente Lucas (1935), Hilário (1939), Reinildo Mandava (1994), Armando Sá (1975), Simão Mate Junior (1988), and Jorge Cadete (1968).

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