Paulo César Carpegiani (born 7 February 1949, in
Erechim
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) is a Brazilian retired
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
Playing career
Carpegiani began his professional career at
Sport Club Internacional
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of
Porto Alegre
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, in
Rio Grande do Sul
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, where he played from 1970 to 1977, winning two
Brazilian Championships (1975 and 1976). Carpegiani also played for
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...
(1977–1980), winning the
Brazilian Championship in 1980.
Coaching career
Upon retiring, he started a career as a football coach. To begin with Carpegiani coached Flamengo and won the
Copa Libertadores de América
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(Libertadores Cup) and the
Intercontinental Cup, beating
Liverpool
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, in 1981. He also won a Brazilian Championship in 1982. In 1992, he was coach of the Barcelona Sporting Club (Guayaquil - Ecuador). In 2007, he was hired by the
Corinthians
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. The team lost in his first match, against
Clube Náutico Capibaribe
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, and the club was eliminated from the
Copa do Brasil
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in the quarter finals. His first match of the
Campeonato Brasileiro was against
Esporte Clube Juventude
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and Corinthians won.
His best performance as a coach was with the
Paraguay national team from 1996 to 1998 (including a good run in the World Cup, losing to France in extra time). On April 10, 2009 Carpegiani was hired as
Vitória's head coach. On June 1, 2010
Atlético Paranaense officials hired the former Vitória coach to replace Leandro Niehues.
Entrevista com Paulo César Carpegiani
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Career statistics
Head coach
Honors
Player
;Internacional
*Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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: 1975, 1976
*Campeonato Gaúcho
The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...
: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
;Flamengo
*Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...
: 1980
*Campeonato Carioca
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: 1978, 1979
Coach
;Flamengo
*Copa Libertadores
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: 1981
* Intercontinental Cup: 1981
*Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...
: 1981
*Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...
: 1982
;Náutico
*Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
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: 1986
;Cerro Porteño
* Paraguayan First Division: 1992, 1994
;Atlético Paranaense
*Campeonato Paranaense
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List of champions
Notes
* In 1924 Internacional and América merged in ...
: 2001
;Vitória
*Campeonato Baiano
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: 2009
Individual
*Silver Ball Revista Placar- Internacional
*''3rd'' Paraguay best manager all time- 1998 FIFA World Cup
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References
External links
Profile at cbf.com.br
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1949 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Erechim
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazilian football managers
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
1974 FIFA World Cup players
1979 Copa América players
1997 Copa América managers
1998 FIFA World Cup managers
Brazilian people of Italian descent
Brazil men's international footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay
Expatriate football managers in Paraguay
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers
Men's association football midfielders
SC Internacional players
CR Flamengo footballers
CR Flamengo managers
Al-Nassr FC managers
Sport Club Internacional managers
Clube Náutico Capibaribe managers
Bangu Atlético Clube managers
Cerro Porteño managers
SE Palmeiras managers
Barcelona S.C. managers
Coritiba Foot Ball Club managers
Paraguay national football team managers
São Paulo FC managers
Club Athletico Paranaense managers
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube managers
Kuwait national football team managers
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista managers
Esporte Clube Vitória managers
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta managers
Esporte Clube Bahia managers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate football managers in Kuwait
Expatriate football managers in Ecuador
Saudi Pro League managers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul
Copa Libertadores–winning managers
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen