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Paulo César Carpegiani
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Personal information
Full name Paulo César Carpegiani
Date of birth (1949-02-07) 7 February 1949 (age 76)
Place of birth Erechim, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Central Midfielder
Youth career
1964–1969 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1977 Internacional 77 (31)
1977–1980 Flamengo 55 (29)
Total 132 (60)
National team
1974–1979 Brazil 30 (13)
Teams managed
1981–1983 Flamengo
1983–1984 Al Nassr
1985 Internacional
1986 Nautico
1986–1987 Bangu
1989 Internacional
1989 Nautico
1991 Cerro Porteño
1991–1992 Palmeiras
1992 Barcelona Guayaquil
1992–1994 Cerro Porteño
1995 Coritiba
1996–1998 Paraguay
1999 São Paulo
2000 Flamengo
2001 Atlético Paranaense
2001 Cruzeiro
2003–2004 Kuwait
2007 Corinthians
2009 Vitória
2010 Atlético Paranaense
2010–2011 São Paulo
2012 Vitória
2013 Ponte Preta
2016–2017 Coritiba
2017 Bahia
2018 Flamengo
2018 Vitória
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Paulo César Carpegiani is a famous Brazilian football player and coach. He was born on February 7, 1949, in Erechim, Brazil. He played as a midfielder, which is a player who helps both defense and attack on the field.

Playing Football

Carpegiani started his professional football journey at Sport Club Internacional in Porto Alegre. He played there from 1970 to 1977. During this time, his team won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (the top Brazilian football league) twice, in 1975 and 1976.

After that, he joined Flamengo and played for them from 1977 to 1980. With Flamengo, he won another Campeonato Brasileiro Série A title in 1980.

Coaching Football Teams

After he stopped playing, Carpegiani became a football coach. His first coaching job was with Flamengo. He led them to amazing victories in 1981. They won the Copa Libertadores de América, which is a huge club competition in South America. They also won the Intercontinental Cup by beating Liverpool. In 1982, he helped Flamengo win another Brazilian Championship.

Later, he coached many other teams. In 1992, he was the coach for Barcelona Sporting Club in Ecuador. In 2007, he worked with Corinthians.

One of his most notable coaching roles was with the Paraguay national team. He coached them from 1996 to 1998. Under his guidance, Paraguay had a strong performance in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, only losing to France in extra time.

He also coached Vitória in 2009 and Atlético Paranaense in 2010.

Awards and Achievements

As a Player

With Internacional
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brazilian Championship): 1975, 1976
  • Campeonato Gaúcho (State Championship): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
With Flamengo

As a Coach

With Flamengo
With Náutico
With Cerro Porteño
  • Paraguayan First Division: 1992, 1994
With Atlético Paranaense
  • Campeonato Paranaense (State Championship): 2001
With Vitória
  • Campeonato Baiano (State Championship): 2009

Individual Awards

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