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Paulo Sousa Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa , ( ; born 30 August 1970 ) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder . He is the head coach of the Poland national team . 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 . 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 . His later career was severely hampered by injuries . Sousa was a member of Portugals Golden Generation . 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 . Playing career . Club . Born in Viseu , Sousa began playing professionally for S.L . Benfica , and was a starter from an early age . He won the Primeira Liga championship in 1990–91 , and the Taça de Portugal two years later . In the summer of 1993 , Sousa signed for Lisbon neighbours Sporting CP together with his teammate António Pacheco . In one season , he partnered Luís Figo and Krasimir Balakov in midfield and the Lions did not win any silverware . Sousa played with Juventus F.C . for two seasons after joining in 1994 , leading the Turin side to the 1995–96 conquest of the UEFA Champions League . He also won the previous years Serie A , adding the domestic cup and supercups and also finishing as runners-up in the UEFA Cup . Sousa then moved to Germany to play for Borussia Dortmund , where he repeated the Champions League triumph the following campaign . The final was against his former club Juventus and , although he appeared in that game , his Dortmund spell was plagued with injuries , which followed him the remainder of his career . Sousa subsequently returned to Italy to play for Inter Milan , and eventually retired in summer 2002 at the age of 31 , after briefly representing Parma A.C . on loan , Panathinaikos F.C . and RCD Espanyol . International . A 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 . His international debut came on 16 January 1991 , in a friendly against Spain that ended in a 1–1 draw . Sousa played for his country at UEFA Euro 1996 and 2000 , and was a squad member at the 2002 FIFA World Cup , but did not take part in a single match . His last appearance came shortly before the latter competition , a 2–0 friendly win over China . Style of play . 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 . 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 . In addition to his skill and creative abilities , Sousa was also renowned for his leadership . Coaching career . Portugal national teams . 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 . Queens Park Rangers . On 19 November 2008 , Sousa was appointed head coach of Championship team Queens Park Rangers . However , on 9 April 2009 , he was sacked , as the club claimed he had divulged sensitive information without permission from the hierarchy , which included Dexter Blackstocks loan move to Nottingham Forest having been agreed without his knowledge . Swansea City . Following Roberto Martínezs move to Wigan Athletic , Sousa was offered the role as Swansea City manager on 18 June 2009 . He verbally accepted the deal , signing a three-year contract , and was officially appointed on the 23rd . During the league campaign , Sousa led Swansea to its highest league finish for 27 years ( seventh ) , just outside the play-offs . On 4 July 2010 , he departed by mutual consent , set to take the vacant post at Leicester City . Leicester City . Sousa became the new manager of Leicester City on 7 July 2010 . Owner Milan Mandarić stated that he was delighted to acquire a manager of such great calibre , adding he was the right man to take our club forward . On 1 October 2010 , after less than three months in charge , Sousa was fired after a poor start to the season , with the team having won only once in his first nine league games . Videoton . On 15 May 2011 , Sousa signed a three-year contract with Hungarian club Videoton FC , newly crowned champions of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I . He made his competitive debut in the Champions League qualifying round to SK Sturm Graz in a 0–2 away loss , followed by an insufficient 3–2 home win . On 30 August 2012 , the day of his 42nd birthday , Videoton hosted Trabzonspor in the seasons Europa League last qualifying round . After the 4–2 penalty shoot-out win ( 0–0 after 120 minutes ) , he stated : The qualification was the most beautiful birthday of my life . On 7 January 2013 , Videoton announced that they had agreed to terminate Sousas contract due to family reasons . That same day , it was reported that he would become the new manager of the New York Red Bulls , but nothing came of it . Maccabi Tel Aviv . On 12 June 2013 , Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C . officially appointed Sousa as its head coach . He won the Israeli Premier League in his first and only season in charge . Basel . Sousa changed clubs and countries again on 28 May 2014 , signing a three-year contract with FC Basel in the Swiss Super League . He left on 17 June of the following year , after again winning the national championship . Fiorentina . On 21 June 2015 , Sousa joined Serie A club ACF Fiorentina . He left on 6 June 2017 , following the appointment of Stefano Pioli . Tianjin Quanjian . On 6 November 2017 , Sousa signed for Tianjin Quanjian F.C . of the Chinese Super League , replacing Fabio Cannavaro . On 4 October of the following year , he left his post . Bordeaux . Sousa became FC Girondins de Bordeauxs third coach of the season on 8 March 2019 after Gus Poyet and Ricardo Gomes , agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year deal . Having come 12th in his only full season , disputes with the board led to his resignation on 10 August 2020 . Poland . On 21 January 2021 , Polish Football Association president Zbigniew Boniek announced Sousa as the head coach of the Poland national team ; the latter replaced Jerzy Brzęczek , who had been dismissed shortly after in spite of achieving qualification for Euro 2020 . In his first match in charge , on 25 March , his side drew 3–3 against Hungary in the 2022 World Cup qualification . Honours . Player . Benfica - Primeira Divisão : 1990–91 - Taça de Portugal : 1992–93 - Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira : 1989 Juventus - Serie A : 1994–95 - Coppa Italia : 1994–95 - Supercoppa Italiana : 1995 - UEFA Champions League : 1995–96 Borussia Dortmund - DFB-Supercup : 1996 - UEFA Champions League : 1996–97 - Intercontinental Cup : 1997 Portugal - FIFA U-20 World Cup : 1989 - UEFA European Championship third place : 2000 Individual - Guerin dOro : 1995 Manager . Videoton - Ligakupa : 2011–12 - Szuperkupa : 2011 , 2012 Maccabi Tel Aviv - Israeli Premier League : 2013–14 Basel - Swiss Super League : 2014–15 External links . - National team data