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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.

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. Injuries severely hampered his later career.[2]

Sousa was a member of 📈 Portugal's "Golden Generation",[3] and appeared with the national team at the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships. He took 📈 up coaching in the late 2000s, managing clubs in several countries and winning national championships with Maccabi Tel Aviv and 📈 Basel. He was also in charge of Poland at Euro 2024.

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