| General |
| Paulo Fonseca | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca | |
| Date of birth: | 5 March 1973 | |
| Place of birth: | Nampula,  Mozambique
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| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Playing position: | Centre-back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Lyon (manager)
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| Youth clubs | ||
| 1982–1983 1983–1984 1985–1986 1986–1991 |
 Galitos UD Vila Chã Santoantoniense Barreirense
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 1991–1995 1995–1998 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–2000 2000–2005 Total |
Barreirense Porto → Leça (loan) → Belenenses (loan) → Marítimo (loan) Vitória Guimarães Estrela Amadora
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91 (6) 0 (0) 22 (0) 27 (1) 31 (2) 6 (0) 72 (4) 249 (13) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2005–2007 2007–2008 2009–2009 2009–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016–2019 2019–2021 2022–2024 2024 2025– |
Estrela Amadora (youth) 1º Dezembro Odivelas Pinhalnovense Aves Paços Ferreira Porto Paços Ferreira Braga Shakhtar Donetsk Roma Lille AC Milan Lyon
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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 the manager of Ligue 1 side 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, before being dismissed in December 2024. In January 2025, he returned to Ligue 1 as manager of Lyon.
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| Olympique Lyonnais squad - 2024–25 |
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1 Perri · 3 Tagliafico · 4 Akouokou · 7 Veretout · 8 Tolisso · 10 Lacazette (c) · 11 Fofana · 15 Tessmann · 16 Abner · 17 Benrahma · 18 Cherki · 19 Niakhaté · 20 Kumbedi · 22 Mata · 23 Almada · 27 Omari · 31 Matić · 37 Nuamah · 40 Descamps · 50 Diarra · 55 Ćaleta-Car · 69 Mikautadze · 98 Maitland-Niles · Manager: Paulo Fonseca |
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Dujeux (Angers) · Pélissier (Auxerre) · Roy (Brest) · Digard (Le Havre) · Still (Lens) · Génésio (Lille) · Fonseca (Lyon) · De Zerbi (Marseille) · Hütter (Monaco) · Gasset (Montpellier) · Kombouaré (Nantes) · Haise (Nice) · Enrique (Paris SG) · Diawara (Reims) · Beye (Rennes) · Horneland (St Étienne) · Rosenior (Strasbourg) · Martínez Novell (Toulouse) |
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