Paulo Sérgio Bento Brito

Paulo Sérgio
Personal information
Full name Paulo Sérgio Bento Brito
Date of birth (1968-02-19) 19 February 1968
Place of birth Estremoz, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Dibba Al-Fujairah (coach)
Youth career
1975–1986 Sanjoanense Lisboa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Olivais Moscavide
1987–1988 Vilafranquense
1988–1993 Belenenses 66 (15)
1993–1994 Paços Ferreira 26 (5)
1994–1995 Salgueiros 8 (2)
1995–1997 Vitória Setúbal 13 (4)
1997 Feirense 6 (0)
1998 Santa Clara 16 (3)
1998–1999 Grenoble 32 (16)
1999–2001 Estoril 66 (32)
2002–2003 Olhanense 47 (25)
Total 280 (102)
Teams managed
2003–2006 Olhanense
2006–2008 Santa Clara
2008 Beira-Mar
2008–2009 Paços Ferreira
2009–2010 Vitória Guimarães
2010–2011 Sporting CP
2011–2012 Hearts
2012–2013 CFR Cluj
2013 APOEL
2014–2015 Académica
2016 - Dibba Al-Fujairah

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Paulo Sérgio Bento Brito (born 19 February 1968), known as Paulo Sérgio, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a forward, and the current manager of Emirati club Dibba Al-Fujairah Club.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 86 games and 18 goals over the course of seven seasons, but played mainly in the lower divisions of Portugal.

Sérgio began his career as manager in 2003 and went on to be in charge of several teams, including Vitória Guimarães, Sporting and Hearts in Scotland.

Playing career

Born in Estremoz, Alentejo Region, Paulo Sérgio's football career was spent mainly as a substitute, at least in the Primeira Liga. During 17 professional seasons, he represented C.D. Olivais e Moscavide, U.D. Vilafranquense, C.F. Os Belenenses – his most steady period, helping the Lisbon club finish in second position in the Segunda Liga in 1992 with a career-best eight goals, with the consequent promotion – F.C. Paços de Ferreira (his best year in the top division came whilst at this club, scoring five goals in 26 games in the 1993–94 campaign, even though 14 of those came from the bench, as the club was eventually relegated), S.C. Salgueiros, Vitória de Setúbal, C.D. Feirense, C.D. Santa Clara, G.D. Estoril Praia and S.C. Olhanense.

In 1998–99, Sérgio had a spell abroad with French team Grenoble Foot 38, in the Championnat de France amateur.[1]

Coaching career

Portugal

After retiring in 2003, Paulo Sérgio took up coaching, his first experience being with his last club, Olhanense, for three seasons; he next managed another former side, Azores's Santa Clara.

His first spell in the first division occurred in 2008–09, with yet another club as a footballer, Paços de Ferreira. However, on 14 October 2009, he left for Vitória de Guimarães to take the place of sacked Nelo Vingada, signing until the 2011 summer.[2]

In late April 2010, Sérgio reached an agreement to succeed Carlos Carvalhal at the helm of Sporting Clube de Portugal, effective as of July.[3] After dispatching FC Nordsjælland of Denmark in the UEFA Europa League, he made his league debut on 14 August, suffering a 0–1 defeat at former club Paços.

On 26 February 2011, following a 0–2 home loss against S.L. Benfica in the league, and Europa League elimination at the hands of Rangers, with Sporting also out of domestic cup contention and trailing F.C. Porto by 26 points in the league, Sérgio's contract was mutually terminated.

Heart of Midlothian

Sérgio was appointed manager of Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian on 2 August 2011, following the removal of his predecessor Jim Jefferies on the previous day.[4] In October, the team withdrew its staff from all media events in protest at him being called in front of the Scottish Football Association following his remarks about referee Iain Brines after a defeat against Ayr United the following month;[5] he was also sent to the stands for dissent during a game against Kilmarnock after Ian Black was sent off and Marius Žaliūkas fouled Paul Heffernan, allowing Dean Shiels to score the game's only goal from the penalty spot.[6]

On 19 May 2012, Sérgio and Hearts won the Scottish Cup – the eighth overall for the club and the first in six years – after a 5–1 win over fellow Edinburgh side Hibernian.[7] He rejected a new contract offer from the club, and left on 7 June.[8]

CFR Cluj

On 28 October 2012, Paulo Sérgio was appointed at CFR Cluj in Romania, after the Liga I team failed to reach an agreement with countryman Sérgio Conceição.[9][10]

He managed to lead the club 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.[11]

APOEL

On 20 May 2013, Paulo Sérgio signed a one-year contract with reigning Cypriot champions APOEL FC.[12] He made his debut as APOEL coach against NK Maribor at GSP Stadium on 31 July 2013, in a 1–1 first leg draw for the third qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League,[13] with the tie being lost on the away goals rule.[14] On 17 August 2013 he won his first trophy with his new club, after a 1–0 triumph over Apollon Limassol for the Cypriot Super Cup.[15]

On 4 October 2013, APOEL parted company with Paulo Sérgio, who spent less than five months in charge of the club and managed just three wins in 11 games.[16][17]

Académica

On 31 May 2014, Paulo Sérgio signed a one-year deal with Académica de Coimbra.[18] His first official game in charge occurred on 16 August, a 1–1 home draw against Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Honours

Player

Santa Clara
Grenoble

Manager

Olhanense
Heart of Midlothian
APOEL

Managerial statistics

As of 15 February 2015
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %Ref
Olhanense Portugal 1 July 2003 17 May 2006 109 51 32 26 46.79 [19]
Santa Clara Portugal 17 May 2006 7 February 2008 54 24 10 20 44.44 [19]
Beira-Mar Portugal 8 February 2008 15 May 2008 12 5 3 4 41.67 [19]
Paços de Ferreira Portugal 22 May 2008 14 October 2009 54 18 14 22 33.33 [19]
Vitória de Guimarães Portugal 15 October 2009 13 May 2010 30 13 7 10 43.33 [19]
Sporting Portugal July 2010 26 February 2011 38 20 8 10 52.63 [19]
Hearts Scotland 2 August 2011 7 June 2012 47 20 11 16 42.55 [20]
CFR Cluj Romania 28 October 2012 13 April 2013 20 8 5 7 40.00 [21]
APOEL Cyprus 20 May 2013 4 October 2013 11 3 5 3 27.27 [21]
Académica Portugal 31 May 2014 15 February 2015 26 3 12 11 11.54 [19][20]
Total 401 165 107 129 41.15

References

  1. ↑ "Grenoble saison football 1998/1999" [Grenoble football season 1998/1999] (in French). Stat2Foot. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Paulo Sergio confirmed as new Vitoria de Guimaraes coach; PortuGOAL, 14 October 2009
  3. ↑ Paulo Sérgio to succeed Carlos Carvalhal
  4. ↑ "Jefferies rejects Hearts role as Sergio takes over". BBC Sport. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Hearts withdraw staff from media events". BBC Sport. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Hearts manager Paulo Sergio defends touchline conduct". BBC Sport. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "Hearts's demolition of Hibernian in Scottish Cup final devoid of fire". The Guardian. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Manager Paulo Sergio leaves Hearts after rejecting deal". BBC Sport. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Presă: Paulo Sergio va antrena echipa CFR Cluj până la finalul sezonului" [Press: Paulo Sergio to coach CFR Cluj until end of season] (in Romanian). Mediafax. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "Prezentarea oficială a noului antrenor, Paulo Sergio!" [Official presentation of our coach, Paulo Sergio!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "Paulo Sergio a fost demis de la CFR Cluj. Eugen Trică este noul antrenor" [Paulo Sergio sacked by CFR Cluj. Eugen Trică is the new manager] (in Romanian). Orice Sport. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  12. ↑ Υπογραφές και Ενημέρωση [Signatures and update] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  13. ↑ "Battling Maribor hold APOEL". UEFA.com. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "Maribor ride luck to oust APOEL". UEFA.com. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  15. ↑ ΑΠΟΕΛ – Απόλλωνας 1–0 (τελικό) [ΑPOEL – Αpollon 1–0 (end)] (in Greek). Cyprus Football Association. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  16. ↑ Ανακοίνωση [Announcement] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  17. ↑ "Paulo Sérgio makes way at APOEL". UEFA.com. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  18. ↑ "Paulo Sérgio é o novo treinador da Académica" [Paulo Sérgio is the new Académica coach] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Paulo Sérgio" (in Portuguese). Zerozero. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  20. 1 2 "Paulo Sergio". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  21. 1 2 "Paulo Sérgio". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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