Gílson Paulo

Gílson Paulo
Personal information
Full nameGílson Paulo de Mello Filho
Date of birth1 May 1949
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Club information
Current team
Equatorial Guinea
Teams managed
YearsTeam
2012Equatorial Guinea

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

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. (Portuguese)
  2. "Gilson Paulo, Equatorial Guinea's new coach". Equatorial Guinea’s Press and Information Office. 4 January 2012.
  3. "Brazilian Gilson Paulo named Equatorial Guinea coach". BBC Sport. 4 January 2012.
  4. (Spanish)
  5. (Spanish)
  6. "Brazilian is new Equatorial Guinea coach". Kickoff.com. 4 January 2012.
  7. (Portuguese)