Paulo Fonseca
Fonseca with Shakhtar in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 5 March 1973||
Place of birth | Nampula, Mozambique | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
1982–1983 | Galitos | ||
1983–1984 | UD Vila Chã | ||
1985–1986 | Santoantoniense | ||
1986–1991 | Barreirense | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1995 | Barreirense | 91 | (6) |
1995–1998 | Porto | 0 | (0) |
1995–1996 | → Leça (loan) | 22 | (0) |
1996–1997 | → Belenenses (loan) | 27 | (1) |
1997–1998 | → Marítimo (loan) | 31 | (2) |
1998–2000 | Vitória Guimarães | 6 | (0) |
2000–2005 | Estrela Amadora | 72 | (4) |
Total | 249 | (13) | |
Teams managed | |||
2005–2007 | Estrela Amadora (youth) | ||
2007–2008 | 1º Dezembro | ||
2008–2009 | Odivelas | ||
2009–2011 | Pinhalnovense | ||
2011–2012 | Aves | ||
2012–2013 | Paços Ferreira | ||
2013–2014 | Porto | ||
2014–2015 | Paços Ferreira | ||
2015–2016 | Braga | ||
2016–2019 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
2019–2021 | Roma | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca (born 5 March 1973) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender, currently a manager.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 111 matches and three goals over seven seasons, mainly with Estrela da Amadora. He 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.
Playing career[]
Born in Nampula, Portuguese Mozambique to a military father, Fonseca was a year old when his family relocated to Barreiro following the Carnation Revolution.[2] He played 14 years as a senior, beginning with his adopted hometown's F.C. Barreirense in the third division and moving straight to the Primeira Liga with Leça F.C. in the 1995–96 season, starting in 21 of his league appearances as the club finished 14th and narrowly avoided relegation. In the following five years he continued in the latter competition, being first choice with C.F. Os Belenenses and C.S. Marítimo but only a backup with Vitória S.C. and C.F. Estrela da Amadora.[3][4]
Fonseca retired in June 2005 at the age of 32 after a further four campaigns with Estrela, three of those spent in the second level. In the 2003–04 campaign he participated in 15 games as the Lisbon side ranked last in the top tier, with the subsequent relegation.[4]
Coaching career[]
Fonseca started coaching immediately after retiring, remaining two years at the helm of Estrela da Amadora's youths. From 2007 to 2011 he was in charge of several modest teams, notably C.D. Pinhalnovense which he led to the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal in both the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons.[5][6]
In 2011–12, Fonseca was appointed at C.D. Aves in division two for his first job in the professionals,[7] and he led the team to the third position, just two points shy of promotion. In the following campaign he signed for F.C. Paços de Ferreira, again finishing third to qualify the club for their maiden campaign in the UEFA Champions League; highlights included winning both games against S.C. Braga (2–0 at home, 3–2 away) and Sporting CP (1–0 on both occasions).[8][9]
Fonseca succeeded Vítor Pereira at the helm of back-to-back-to-back national champions FC Porto, signing a two-year contract on 10 June 2013.[10][11] He started his spell on a high note, winning the year's Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira after a 3–0 victory over Vitória de Guimarães which marked his first honour as a coach.[12][13]
However, on 5 March 2014, following a string of poor results that left the club in the third position in the league, nine points behind leaders S.L. Benfica, Fonseca was relieved of his duties.[14] Previously, on 12 January, he had stated that Porto would be champions in the last matchday against that opponent.[15]
From 2014 to 2016, Fonseca continued working in his country's top flight, with Paços[16] and Braga.[17] He led the latter to the fourth position, also winning the domestic cup.[18]
Fonseca moved abroad for the first time in his career on 31 May 2016, replacing legendary Mircea Lucescu (12 seasons) at the helm of FC Shakhtar Donetsk and signing a two-year contract at the Ukrainian Premier League side.[19][20] He always won the double during his spell[21][22]– which earned him the distinction as the league's best coach in 2016–17[23]– and reached the round of 16 of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League,[24] after finishing second in the group stage following a 2–1 home defeat of Premier League's Manchester City.[25]
On 11 June 2019, Fonseca was appointed manager of A.S. Roma.[26] He led the side to the fifth place in the Serie A in his first season,[27] as well as the semi-finals of the subsequent UEFA Europa League.[28][29] He announced his departure in May 2021.[30]
Immediately after leaving Roma, Fonseca was director Fabio Paratici's top choice to be manager of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. However, the advanced negotiations were scrapped on 17 June 2021[31] due to tax issues.[32]
Managerial statistics[]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
1º Dezembro | 1 July 2007 | 30 June 2008 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 38.24 | |
Odivelas | 30 June 2008 | 1 July 2009 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 31.43 | |
Pinhalnovense | 1 July 2009 | 7 June 2011 | 72 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 98 | 68 | +30 | 45.83 | |
Aves | 7 June 2011 | 30 May 2012 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 42.11 | |
Paços de Ferreira | 30 May 2012 | 9 June 2013 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 53.66 | |
Porto | 10 June 2013 | 5 March 2014 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 56.76 | |
Paços de Ferreira | 10 June 2014 | 1 July 2015 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 35.90 | |
Braga | 1 July 2015 | 31 May 2016 | 57 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 90 | 58 | +32 | 50.88 | |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 31 May 2016 | 11 June 2019 | 139 | 103 | 19 | 17 | 295 | 112 | +183 | 74.10 | |
Roma | 11 June 2019 | 30 June 2021 | 102 | 53 | 22 | 27 | 195 | 139 | +56 | 51.96 | |
Total | 594 | 315 | 148 | 131 | 999 | 606 | +393 | 53.03 |
Honours[]
Manager[]
Porto
Braga
Shakhtar Donetsk
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2016–17,[23] 2017–18, 2018–19
- Ukrainian Cup: 2016–17,[23] 2017–18, 2018–19
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2017[36]
Individual[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Paulo Fonseca at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Oliveira, Sara (21 September 2013). ""É magnífico o que tenho estado a viver", conta Paulo Fonseca" ["What I've been experiencing has been fantastic", tells Paulo Fonseca]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Fonseca" (in Portuguese). Glórias do Passado. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Antes de ganhar o segundo nome, que é apanágio dos treinadores, Paulo era só o Fonseca, defesa central forte no jogo aéreo, mas a quem faltaram sempre alguma velocidade e mais oportunidades mas sobraram as lesões" [Before earning a surname, which is second nature to coaches, Paulo was just Fonseca, stopper with strong aerial ability, but who always lacked some speed and more opportunities but had injuries to spare.] (in Portuguese). António Tadeia. 5 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Um mar de emoções no regresso dos heróis" [Sea of emotions in return of heroes]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 December 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "A carreira de Paulo Fonseca" [The career of Paulo Fonseca]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 10 June 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Paulo Fonseca é o novo treinador" [Paulo Fonseca is the new manager]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 June 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Pacos packing a punch in Portugal". FIFA. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "Paços vence Sporting (1–0) e aproxima-se do sonho" [Paços beat Sporting (1–0) and come closer to dream] (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços Ferreira. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ^ "Paulo Fonseca appointed new Porto coach". PortuGOAL. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "Porto appoint Fonseca". FIFA. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Porto win Supertaça in style". PortuGOAL. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "FC Porto e Vitória de Guimarães disputam 35.ª edição em Aveiro" [FC Porto and Vitória de Guimarães challenge 35th edition in Aveiro] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Oficial: Paulo Fonseca saiu, Luís Castro é o treinador" [Official: Paulo Fonseca left, Luís Castro is the manager] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Fonseca: «Na última jornada seremos campeões»" [Fonseca: "In last matchday we will be champions"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Pereira, Ana Isabel (10 June 2014). "Paços de Ferreira confirma regresso de Paulo Fonseca" [Paços de Ferreira confirm return of Paulo Fonseca] (in Portuguese). Porto 24. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Braga oficializa Paulo Fonseca" [Braga make Paulo Fonseca official]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Calaveiras, Carlos (22 May 2016). "Sp. Braga vence Taça de Portugal" [Sp. Braga win Portuguese Cup] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Paulo Fonseca is Shakhtar head coach". Shakhtar Donetsk. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Oficial. Paulo Fonseca confirmado no Shakhtar" [Official. Paulo Fonseca confirmed at Shakhtar] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Paulo Fonseca diz que é "praticamente impossível fazer melhor" no Shakhtar" [Paulo Fonseca says it's "nearly impossible to do better" at Shakhtar] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Ucrânia: Paulo Fonseca sagra-se tricampeão" [Ukraine: Paulo Fonseca crowned back-to-back-to-back champion] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Paulo Fonseca: depois da dobradinha, o primeiro prémio" [Paulo Fonseca: after the double, the first award]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 6 June 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Falkingham, Katie (13 March 2018). "Roma 1–0 Shakhtar Donetsk". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Emons, Michael (6 December 2017). "Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Fonseca to become new Roma head coach". A.S. Roma. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Roma, zero vittorie contro le prime 10 della classifica di Serie A" [Roma, no wins against top 10 in Serie A table] (in Italian). Sky Sport. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Stone, Simon (29 April 2021). "Manchester United 6–2 Roma". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Stone, Simon (6 May 2021). "Roma 3–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Fonseca to leave Roma at end of season as Mourinho makes surprise return". ESPN. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Stone, Simon (17 June 2021). "Paulo Fonseca: Tottenham end talks with Portuguese manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Romano, Fabrizio (17 June 2021). "Paulo Fonseca to Tottenham is 100% OFF. Deal collapsed because of taxes issues despite contract already completed and set to be signed – Fonseca had tax advantages from an Italian law which is not applicable in the UK". Twitter. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Paulo Fonseca". Zerozero. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Paulo Fonseca coach profile at Soccerway
- ^ Paulo Fonseca management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ^ "VÍDEO: Paulo Fonseca conquista a Supertaça da Ucrânia" [VIDEO: Paulo Fonseca conquers Ukrainian Supercup] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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