Hélio Sousa

Hélio Filipe Dias de Sousa (born 12 August 1969) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder, and is the current manager of the Bahrain national team.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Dias and the second or paternal family name is Sousa.
Hélio Sousa
Personal information
Full name Hélio Filipe Dias de Sousa
Date of birth (1969-08-12) 12 August 1969
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bahrain (manager)
Youth career
1980–1981 Brejos Azeitão
1981–1987 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–2005 Vitória Setúbal 423 (21)
National team
1989 Portugal U20 6 (0)
1990–1992 Portugal U21 19 (0)
1994 Portugal 1 (0)
Teams managed
2005–2007 Vitória Setúbal
2008–2009 Covilhã
2010–2019 Portugal (youth)
2019– Bahrain
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Known by his first name in his playing days, Hélio was born in Setúbal and played his entire career with hometown club Vitória Futebol Clube. Being team captain from an early age, he first appeared with the main squad during the 1987–88 season, and went on to experience promotions and relegations alike throughout 18 professional campaigns, being an undisputed starter in ten of those (three in the second division).[1][2]

Hélio retired at almost 36, after helping Vitória to the 2005 Portuguese Cup in a 2–1 final win against S.L. Benfica,[3] having played 423 league games – club best – and scoring 21 goals. Internationally, he was part of Portugal's squad at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, which was won in Saudi Arabia;[4] in 1994, he earned one cap for the full side.

Coaching career

After retiring, Sousa moved into management. Beginning with his only professional club,[5] he moved in 2008–09 to S.C. Covilhã,[6] helping it retain its second-tier status.[7]

In August 2010, Hélio took the reins of the national team's under-18s. He was in charge of several youth categories at the Portuguese Football Federation in the following years.[8][9][10][11]

On 29 July 2018, Sousa led the under-19 team to their first-ever UEFA European Championship after a 4–3 extra time defeat of Italy in Seinäjoki.[12][13] The following March, he replaced Miroslav Soukup at the helm of Bahrain,[14] but was still in charge of the Portuguese under-20s at the 2019 World Cup, which ended in group stage elimination.[15]

On 14 August 2019, Sousa led Bahrain to their first ever regional title after defeating Iraq 1–0 in the WAFF Championship.[16][17] On 8 December, he was also on the bench as the team won their first Arabian Gulf Cup, 1–0 against Saudi Arabia.[18]

Honours

Player

Vitória Setúbal

Portugal

Manager

Vitória Setúbal

Portugal U17

Portugal U19

Bahrain

See also

References
  1. Ferreira Lima, Fábio (31 July 2018). "O Fininho que só conheceu um clube enquanto jogador e que conduziu a Seleção a uma conquista única" [The Skinny Man who only knew one club as a player and that led the national team to a one-of-a-kind conquest]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. "Câmara Municipal de Setúbal homenageia Hélio Sousa" [Setúbal City Hall honours Hélio Sousa] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. Matos Pereira, Rui (29 May 2005). "Meyong magic seals Setúbal joy". UEFA. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (3 March 2014). "Riade, 25 anos: como foi e onde estão os campeões" [Riyadh, 25 anos: how did it go and where are the champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  5. "Hélio Sousa: «Tentámos tudo»" [Hélio Sousa: "We tried everything"]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 May 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  6. "Hélio Sousa: «Ganhar para lutar pela subida de divisão»" [Hélio Sousa: "Win to fight for promotion"]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 August 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  7. "Hélio Sousa fica mais um ano" [Hélio Sousa stays another year]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 May 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  8. "Sub-19: Hélio Sousa divulga convocatória" [Under-19: Hélio Sousa releases callup]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 September 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  9. "Sub-17: Hélio Sousa quer máxima concentração" [Under-17: Hélio Sousa wants maximum concentration]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  10. "Sub-19: Hélio Sousa confiante no apuramento para o Europeu" [Under-19: Hélio Sousa confident in qualification for European Championship]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 November 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  11. "Hélio Sousa: «O nosso grupo é dos mais fortes da prova»" [Hélio Sousa: "Our group is one of the strongest in the tournament"]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  12. "Portugal conquista Europeu de Sub-19" [Portugal conquer Under-19 European Championship]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 July 2018. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  13. "Italy 3–4 Portugal". UEFA. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  14. "Sousa takes charge of Bahrain". Asian Football Confederation. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  15. "Hélio Sousa e a eliminação do Mundial sub-20. "Não fomos competentes"" [Hélio Sousa and under-20 World Cup elimination. "We were not competent"] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  16. "Bahrain West Asian champions after edging hosts Iraq 1–0 in WAFF Championship 2019 final". Fox Sports Asia. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  17. "المنتخب البحريني يحقق إنجازاً تاريخياً ويحرز لقب النسخة التاسعة من بطولة غرب اسيا لكرة القدم" [Bahraini national team made historic achievement and won the ninth edition of the West Asian Football Championship] (in Arabic). Bahrain News Agency. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  18. "Heartache for Saudi Arabia as they lose Gulf Cup final to Bahrain". Arab News. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  19. "FC Porto conquista a Taça de Portugal" [FC Porto conquer Portuguese Cup]. Público (in Portuguese). 14 May 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  20. "Portugal win second U17 EURO title on penalties". UEFA. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
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