SOCCER PLAYER

Paulo Sousa

1970 - Today

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Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ˈsozɐ]; born 30 August 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current manager of UAE Pro League club Shabab Al Ahli. Starting his career at Benfica, he also represented Sporting CP in his country, where he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 117 matches and three goals in five years. From there onwards, he competed mainly in Italy and Germany, winning the Champions League with Juventus and Borussia Dortmund and the Intercontinental Cup with the latter side. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paulo Sousa is the 800th most popular soccer player (down from 723rd in 2019), the 185th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 177th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Paulo Sousa ranks 800 out of 21,273. Before him are Alfréd Schaffer, Brian Clough, André Abegglen, Jorginho, Peregrino Anselmo, and Rudi Garcia. After him are Ali Sami Yen, Santos Iriarte, Franz Binder, Willy van der Kuijlen, Friaça, and Marc-André ter Stegen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Paulo Sousa ranks 52. Before him are Adam Goldberg, Andrej Plenković, Phillip Cocu, Bart De Wever, Marco Pantani, and Dominic Purcell. After him are M. Night Shyamalan, John Carmack, Roberto Di Matteo, Gabby Giffords, Yann Tiersen, and Izabella Scorupco.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Paulo Sousa ranks 185 out of 633. Before him are Fernando Gomes (1956), Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (1455), Gaspar Corte-Real (1450), Ferdinand the Holy Prince (1402), Paulo Futre (1966), and Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (1515). After him are Joaquim de Almeida (1957), Francisco de Sá de Miranda (1491), Tomé Pires (1468), Gaius Appuleius Diocles (104), Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (1930), and Vasco Gonçalves (1921).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Paulo Sousa ranks 15. Before him are Ricardo Quaresma (1983), Artur Jorge (1946), Vítor Baía (1969), Bruno Fernandes (1994), Fernando Gomes (1956), and Paulo Futre (1966). After him are Félix Mourinho (1938), Vítor Pereira (1968), Ricardo Carvalho (1978), José Carlos (1941), Simão Sabrosa (1979), and Paulo Bento (1969).

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