Paulo Fonseca - Football Coach

Honours
2016/2017

Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca (born 5 March 1973) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is currently manager of Ligue 1 club Lyon. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 111 matches and three goals over seven seasons, representing Leça, Belenenses, Marítimo, Vitória de Guimarães and Estrela da Amadora. Fonseca became a manager in 2005, notably winning the 2015–16 Taça de Portugal with Braga as well as three editions of the Ukrainian Premier League with Shakhtar Donetsk. He also coached Paços de Ferreira to a best-ever third place in the 2012–13 Primeira Liga, qualifying the club for the UEFA Champions League. Following a couple of seasons in charge of Roma in Serie A, he joined Lille in June 2022, leaving two years later and returning to Italy with AC Milan, being dismissed in December 2024. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article

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Desportivo das Aves	11/12
Taça da Liga 11/12	3
Liga Orangina 11/12	30

Paços de Ferreira	12/13
Primeira 12/13	30

FC Porto	13/14
Emirates Cup 13	2
Supercup 13	1
Primeira 13/14	21
Champions 13/14	6
Europa League 13/14	2

Paços de Ferreira	14/15
Primeira 14/15	34

Braga	15/16
Primeira 15/16	34
Europa League 15/16	12

Shakhtar Donetsk	16/19
Europa Qualif 16/17	2
Champ Qualif 16/17	2
Supercup 16	1
Premier-liha 16/17	32
Europa League 16/17	8
Supercup 17	1
Premier-liha 17/18	32
Champions 17/18	8
Premier-liha 18/19	32
Supercup 18	1
Champions 18/19	6
Europa League 18/19	2

Roma	19/21
Coppa Italia 19/20	2
Serie A 19/20	38
Europa League 19/20	9
Serie A 20/21	38
Coppa Italia 20/21	1
Europa League 20/21	14

Lille OSC	22/24
Ligue 1 22/23	38
C. France 22/23	3
C. France 23/24	1
ECL Qual 23/24	2
Ligue 1 23/24	34
ECL 23/24	10

AC Milan	24
Friendlies 24	1
Coppa Italia 24/25	1
Serie A 24/25	17
Champions 24/25	6

Olympique Lyonnais	25/now
Ligue 1 24/25	10
Europa League 24/25	4