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Gílson Paulo

Gílson Paulo

Brazilian football manager (born 1949)

Gílson Paulo de Mello Filho (born 1 May 1949), simply known as Gílson Paulo, is a Brazilian football manager, who previously managed the national team of Equatorial Guinea, a position he took up on 1 January 2012.[2][3]

In this Portuguese name, the second or paternal family name is de Mello. "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
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Although his contract with Equatorial Guinea had a duration of two months,[4] the victories of the national team in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations against Libya and especially Senegal achieved that was extended to one year.[5]

Career

Gílson Paulo had previously been a sports director at the academy of Brazilian club Vasco da Gama.[6] where he was to return in mid-February.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Archived 17 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  2. [2]
    "Gilson Paulo, Equatorial Guinea's new coach". Equatorial Guinea's Press and Information Office. 4 January 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Brazilian Gilson Paulo named Equatorial Guinea coach". BBC Sport. 4 January 2012.
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    (in Spanish)
  5. [5]
    (in Spanish)
  6. [6]
    "Brazilian is new Equatorial Guinea coach". Kickoff.com. 4 January 2012.
  7. [7]
    Archived 11 September 2012 at archive.today (in Portuguese)


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