Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 21% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
Aug 2024 – Jan 2026 · 57 matches
2.44 points per game in Pro League (39 matches).
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.13 (31 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +230 above the league average under him, +158 under the others.
Most used
- Renan4,021' · Elo 2,085
- Bogdan Planić3,846' · Elo 1,993
- F. Cartabia3,563' · Elo 1,949
- Guilherme Bala3,415' · Elo 2,076
- Yuri César2,983' · Elo 2,025
- Kauan Santos2,926' · Elo 2,038
- Igor Gomes2,913' · Elo 2,064
- S. Ezatolahi2,844' · Elo 2,054
- Breno Cascardo2,753' · Elo 2,039
- Mateusão2,522' · Elo 1,857
Salernitana
Apr 2023 – Oct 2023 · 18 matches
0.94 points per game in Serie A (17 matches).
Salernitana with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.76 (97 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −113 below the league average under him, −214 under the others.
Most used
- G. Ochoa1,448' · Elo 1,370
- G. Kastanos1,293' · Elo 1,768
- L. Pirola1,256' · Elo 2,239
- D. Bradarić1,211' · Elo 1,890
- N. Gyömbér1,189' · Elo 1,772
- A. Candreva1,168' · Elo 1,558
- M. Lovato1,075' · Elo 1,743
- L. Coulibaly1,036' · Elo 1,946
- P. Mazzocchi979' · Elo 1,766
- B. Dia957' · Elo 2,054
Flamengo
Apr 2022 – Jun 2022 · 18 matches
1.20 points per game in Série A (10 matches).
Flamengo with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.95 (223 matches, 10 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +214 above the league average under him, +201 under the others.
Most used
- Gabriel Barbosa1,333' · Elo 2,048
- Hugo Souza1,281' · Elo 1,930
- Willian Arão1,246' · Elo 1,957
- Éverton Ribeiro1,120' · Elo 1,645
- G. de Arrascaeta1,078' · Elo 2,260
- David Luiz1,029' · Elo 1,526
- Bruno Henrique1,006' · Elo 1,935
- João Gomes975' · Elo 2,279
- Andreas Pereira855' · Elo 2,167
- Thiago Maia832' · Elo 1,919
Bordeaux
Mar 2019 – Mar 2020 · 42 matches
1.18 points per game in Ligue 1 (38 matches).
Bordeaux with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.23 (179 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +65 above the league average under him, +10 under the others.
Most used
- B. Costil3,420' · Elo 1,417
- Otávio3,196' · Elo 1,698
- Pablo3,018' · Elo 1,723
- N. de Préville2,783' · Elo 1,518
- Jimmy Briand2,496' · Elo 1,009
- Laurent Koscielny2,454' · Elo 1,472
- L. Benito2,260' · Elo 1,825
- T. Bašić2,043' · Elo 1,997
- Y. Sabaly1,898' · Elo 2,050
- Hwang Ui-Jo1,848' · Elo 1,681
Tianjin Songjiang
Jan 2018 – Sept 2018 · 35 matches
1.12 points per game in Super League (24 matches).
Tianjin Songjiang with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.33 (66 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +34 above the league average under him, +18 under the others.
Most used
- Zhang Lu3,068' · Elo 1,630
- Kwon Kyung-Won2,978' · Elo 1,610
- Unknown (80832)2,741' · Elo 1,471
- Wang Yongpo2,609' · Elo 1,320
- Mi Haolun2,435' · Elo 1,451
- Liu Yiming2,434' · Elo 1,472
- Alexandre Pato2,422' · Elo 1,414
- Zhao Xuri1,941' · Elo 1,292
- Wang Jie1,667' · Elo 1,010
- A. Modeste1,651' · Elo 1,484
Fiorentina
Aug 2016 – May 2017 · 48 matches
1.58 points per game in Serie A (38 matches).
Fiorentina with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.25 (102 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +76 above the league average under him, +47 under the others.
Most used
- C. Tătărușanu3,849' · Elo 1,763
- Davide Astori3,536' · Elo 1,616
- Borja Valero3,165' · Elo 1,365
- N. Kalinić3,150' · Elo 1,402
- M. Badelj3,130' · Elo 1,660
- M. Vecino2,985' · Elo 1,881
- F. Bernardeschi2,823' · Elo 1,954
- G. Rodríguez2,777' · Elo 1,605
- C. Sánchez2,653' · Elo 1,149
- N. Tomović2,568' · Elo 1,225
Players under Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- Kauan Santos+452
in 38 matches · Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
- H. Al Meqebaali+366
in 19 matches · Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
in 20 matches · Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
- Yuri César+353
in 49 matches · Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
- Guilherme Bala+349
in 44 matches · Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
Fell most
in 28 matches · Bordeaux
- Alexandre Pato−122
in 28 matches · Tianjin Songjiang
- Y. Sabaly−119
in 24 matches · Bordeaux
- Walid Abbas−117
in 8 matches · Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
- Kwon Kyung-Won−117
in 33 matches · Tianjin Songjiang
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−47B. Cesar1222
in 3 matches · Chievo
−47L. Castro1286
in 3 matches · Chievo
−35A. Taarabt1703
in 5 matches · Sharjah FC
−35I. Golban1448
in 3 matches · Nasaf
−35U. Meleke1667
in 3 matches · Al Bataeh
Nemeses
+95S. Grandsir1599
in 3 matches · Stade Brestois 29
+92W. Saliba2682
in 3 matches · Saint Etienne
+72B. Bourigeaud1899
in 3 matches · Al-Duhail SC
+71Jung Seung-Hyun1691
in 4 matches · Al-Wasl FC
+66A. Grassi1841
in 3 matches · Empoli
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −20
Miloš Milojević1791
in 3 matches · Sharjah FC
- −17
G. Gasperini2344
in 3 matches · Atalanta
- −16
C. Olăroiu1938
in 6 matches · Sharjah FC
- −16
Rolando Maran1667
in 3 matches · Chievo
- −15
in 3 matches · Khorfakkan
Nemesis coaches
- +131
Ivan Jurić2146
in 4 matches · Torino
- +46
Vladimir Ivić2021
in 4 matches · Al Ain
- +40
in 3 matches · Stade Brestois 29
- +35
Fabio Cannavaro1791
in 4 matches · Guangzhou Evergrande FC
- +26
Maurizio Sarri2182
in 3 matches · Napoli
Playing style
How Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
Career average
One shape blending all 4 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
-0.11style consistency across 4 clubs
More consistent than 21% of multi-club coaches.
A high score means the same playing style travels from club to club — well above the random-coach baseline (-0.01), so it's a signature, not the squads.
Fiorentina48 matches
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai45 matches
Bordeaux42 matches
Tianjin Songjiang35 matches