Paulo César Carpegiani


Paulo César Carpegiani is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

Carpegiani began his professional career at Sport Club Internacional of Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul, where he played from 1970 to 1977, winning two Brazilian Championships. Carpegiani also played for Flamengo, winning the Brazilian Championship in 1980.

Coaching career

Upon retiring, he started a career as a football coach. To begin with Carpegiani coached Flamengo and won the Copa Libertadores de América and the Intercontinental Cup, beating Liverpool, in 1981. He also won a Brazilian Championship in 1982. In 1992, he was coach of the Barcelona Sporting Club. In 2007, he was hired by the Corinthians. The team lost in his first match, against Clube Náutico Capibaribe, and the club was eliminated from the Copa do Brasil in the quarter finals. His first match of the Campeonato Brasileiro was against Esporte Clube Juventude and Corinthians won.
His best performance as a coach was with the Paraguayan national team from 1996 to 1998. On April 10, 2009 Carpegiani was hired as Vitória's head coach. On June 1, 2010 Atlético Paranaense officials hired the former Vitória coach to replace Leandro Niehues.

Career statistics

Head coach

Honors

Player

;Internacional
;Flamengo
;Flamengo
;Al Nassr
;Náutico
;Cerro Porteño
;Atlético Paranaense
;Vitória