Paulo Sérgio Bento Brito (born 19 February 1968), known as Paulo Sérgio, is a Portuguese retired
footballer
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manager
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of
Portimonense
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He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 86 matches and 18 goals over seven seasons, but played mainly in the lower divisions of Portugal.
Paulo Sérgio began his career as manager in 2003 and went on to be in charge of several teams, including
Vitória Guimarães
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,
Sporting CP
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Estremoz
Estremoz () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 14,318, in an area of 513.80 km². The city Estremoz itself had a population of 7,682 in 2001. It is located in the Alentejo region.
History
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,
Alentejo Region
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U.D. Vilafranquense
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, C.F. Os Belenenses – his most steady period, helping the Lisbon side finish in second position in the Segunda Liga in 1991–92 with a career-best eight goals, with the consequent promotion –
F.C. Paços de Ferreira
Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal s ...
(his best year in the top division came whilst at this club, scoring five times in 26 games in the 1993–94 campaign, even though 14 of those came from the bench, as they were eventually relegated), S.C. Salgueiros,
Vitória de Setúbal
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People
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* Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer
* Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer
* Steven Vitória ...
S.C. Olhanense
Sporting Clube Olhanense () is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve.
Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of Portuguese football. It holds home matches at the ...
.
In 1998–99, Paulo Sérgio had a spell abroad with French team
Grenoble Foot 38
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Paulo Sérgio took up coaching after retiring in 2003, his first experience being with his last club Olhanense, for three seasons. He next managed another former team,
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's Santa Clara.
Paulo Sérgio's first spell in the top flight occurred in 2008–09, with yet another side he had represented as a footballer, Paços de Ferreira. However, on 14 October 2009, he left for
Vitória S.C.
Vitória Sport Clube, commonly known as Vitória de Guimarães, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top-flight of football in Portugal.
Vitória de Guimarães have finished t ...
to take the place of the sacked
Nelo Vingada
Eduardo Manuel "Nelo" Martinho Bragança de Vingada (born 30 March 1953) is a Portuguese football manager.
Managerial career
Early years
Vingada was born in Serpa. His first steps as a professional football manager were in Belenenses, and then ...
, signing until summer 2011.
In late April 2010, Paulo Sérgio reached an agreement to succeed Carlos Carvalhal at the helm of
Sporting CP
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, effective as of July. After dispatching
FC Nordsjælland
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of
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in the
UEFA Europa League
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, he made his league debut on 14 August, suffering a 1–0 defeat at Paços.
On 26 February 2011, following a 0–2 home loss against
S.L. Benfica
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contention
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the league
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, Paulo Sérgio's contract was mutually terminated.
Iain Brines
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after a defeat against
Ayr United
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the following month. He was also sent to the stands for dissent during a game against Kilmarnock after Ian Black was
sent off
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Paul Heffernan
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, allowing
Dean Shiels
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to score the game's only goal from the
penalty spot
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Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,5–1 win over fellow Edinburgh side Hibernian. He rejected a new contract offer, and left on 7 June.
CFR Cluj
On 28 October 2012, Paulo Sérgio was appointed at
CFR Cluj
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in Romania, after the
Liga I
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team failed to reach an agreement with compatriot
Sérgio Conceição
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.
He managed to lead the side to the Europa League knockout phase, but the year 2013 started badly with seven consecutive games without a win; thus, he was sacked on 13 April.
APOEL
On 20 May 2013, Paulo Sérgio signed a one-year contract with reigning
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champions
APOEL FC
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GSP Stadium
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on 31 July in a 1–1 first leg draw in the
third qualifying round
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of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, with the tie being lost on the away goals rule. On 17 August he won his first trophy with his new club, after a 1–0 victory over Apollon Limassol in the Super Cup.
On 4 October 2013, APOEL parted company with Paulo Sérgio, who spent less than five months in charge of the team and managed just three wins in 11 matches.
Académica
On 31 May 2014, Paulo Sérgio signed a one-year deal with Académica de Coimbra. His first official game in charge occurred on 16 August, a 1–1 home draw with Sporting.
Club and Paulo Sérgio agreed to part ways on 15 February 2015, with the team second from bottom having won once in 21 games.
Middle East
In June 2016, Paulo Sérgio was hired at
Dibba Al-Fujairah Club
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. He was dismissed on 10 December, after taking five points with no wins in the first 11
UAE Pro-League
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matches of the season and immediately following an 8–0 loss to Al-Wasl FC.
Remaining in the
Middle East
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, Paulo Sérgio signed a one-year deal with Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. in June 2018. He took the team to eighth in the
Iran Pro League
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U.S. sanctions against Iran
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for making his previous job difficult.
Paulo Sérgio left the club shortly before the end of 2019, with the team in sixth place – the holders had also been eliminated from the last 16 of the Kings Cup by
Abha Club
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.
Portimonense
In February 2020, Paulo Sérgio became the second manager of second-from-bottom Portimonense S.C. in the Portuguese top-tier campaign. Though he improved their performance, earning himself the Manager of the Month award for June, the
Algarve
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The region has it ...
team were relegated on the final day; he voted to stay with them even before they were restored to the league as a result of Vitória de Setúbal's irregularities.
After finishing in 14th and
13th place
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, Paulo Sérgio signed a new contract in May 2022, tying him to Portimonense until 2024 in the aim of qualifying for European competition.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Player
Belenenses
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Taça de Portugal
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: 1988–89
Santa Clara
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Segunda Divisão
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Olhanense
*Segunda Divisão: 2003–04 (South)
Heart of Midlothian
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Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2011–12
APOEL
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Cypriot Super Cup
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