Paulo Fonseca

Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca (born 5 March 1973) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender, and is the current manager of Italian club A.S. Roma.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Fonseca.
Paulo Fonseca
Fonseca with Shakhtar in 2017
Personal information
Full name Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca
Date of birth (1973-03-05) 5 March 1973
Place of birth Nampula, Mozambique
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Roma (manager)
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– Roma
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 three editions of the Ukrainian Premier League with Shakhtar Donetsk.

Playing career

Born in Nampula, Portuguese Mozambique, Fonseca played 14 years as a senior, beginning with 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.[1][2]

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 dead last in the top tier, with the subsequent relegation.[2]

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.[3][4]

In 2011–12, Fonseca was appointed at C.D. Aves in division two for his first job in the professionals,[5] 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).[6][7]

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.[8][9] He started his spell on a high note, winning the year's Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira after a 3–0 triumph against Vitória de Guimarães which marked his first honour as a coach.[10][11]

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.[12] Previously, on 12 January, he had stated that Porto would be champions in the last matchday against that opponent.[13]

From 2014 to 2016, Fonseca continued working in his country's top flight, with Paços[14] and Braga.[15] He led the latter to the fourth position, also winning the domestic cup.[16]

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.[17][18] He always won the double during his spell[19][20]– which earned him the distinction as the league's best coach in 2016–17[21]– and reached the round of 16 of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League,[22] after finishing second in the group stage following a 2–1 home win over Premier League's Manchester City.[23]

On 11 June 2019, Fonseca was appointed as manager of A.S. Roma.[24]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 31 January 2021[25][26][27]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
1º Dezembro 1 July 2007 30 June 2008 34 13 11 10 39 32 +7 038.24
Odivelas 30 June 2008 1 July 2009 35 11 10 14 44 46 −2 031.43
Pinhalnovense 1 July 2009 7 June 2011 72 33 21 18 98 68 +30 045.83
Aves 7 June 2011 30 May 2012 38 16 16 6 49 29 +20 042.11
Paços de Ferreira 30 May 2012 9 June 2013 41 22 13 6 62 38 +24 053.66
Porto 10 June 2013 5 March 2014 37 21 9 7 69 31 +38 056.76
Paços de Ferreira 10 June 2014 1 July 2015 39 14 12 13 58 53 +5 035.90
Braga 1 July 2015 31 May 2016 57 29 15 13 90 58 +32 050.88
Shakhtar Donetsk 31 May 2016 11 June 2019 139 103 19 17 295 112 +183 074.10
Roma 11 June 2019 Present 76 41 17 18 153 102 +51 053.95
Total 568 303 143 122 957 569 +388 053.35

Honours

Manager

Porto

Braga

Shakhtar Donetsk

Individual

References
  1. "Fonseca" (in Portuguese). Glórias do Passado. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  2. "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.
  3. "Um mar de emoções no regresso dos heróis" [Sea of emotions in return of heroes]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 December 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  4. "A carreira de Paulo Fonseca" [The career of Paulo Fonseca]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 10 June 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  5. "Paulo Fonseca é o novo treinador" [Paulo Fonseca is the new manager]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 June 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  6. "Pacos packing a punch in Portugal". FIFA. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  7. "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.
  8. "Paulo Fonseca appointed new Porto coach". PortuGOAL. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  9. "Porto appoint Fonseca". FIFA. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  10. "Porto win Supertaça in style". PortuGOAL. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  11. "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.
  12. "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.
  13. "Fonseca: "Na última jornada seremos campeões"" [Fonseca: "In last matchday we will be champions"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  14. "Paços de Ferreira confirma regresso de Paulo Fonseca" [Paços de Ferreira confirm return of Paulo Fonseca] (in Portuguese). Porto 24. 10 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  15. "Braga oficializa Paulo Fonseca" [Braga make Paulo Fonseca official]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  16. "Sp. Braga vence Taça de Portugal" [Sp. Braga win Portuguese Cup] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  17. "Paulo Fonseca is Shakhtar head coach". Shakhtar Donetsk. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  18. "Oficial. Paulo Fonseca confirmado no Shakhtar" [Official. Paulo Fonseca confirmed at Shakhtar] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  19. "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.
  20. "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.
  21. "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.
  22. "Roma 1–0 Shakhtar Donetsk". BBC Sport. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  23. "Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  24. "Fonseca to become new Roma head coach". A.S. Roma. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  25. "Paulo Fonseca". Zerozero. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  26. Paulo Fonseca coach profile at Soccerway
  27. Paulo Fonseca management career statistics at Soccerbase
  28. "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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