Hélio Sousa

Hélio Sousa
Personal information
Full name Hélio Filipe Dias de Sousa
Date of birth (1969-08-12) 12 August 1969
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Portugal (youth)
Youth career
1980–1981 Brejos Azeitão
1981–1987 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–2005 Vitória Setúbal 424 (20)
National team
1989 Portugal U20 6 (0)
1990–1992 Portugal U21 19 (0)
1994 Portugal 1 (0)
Teams managed
2005–2007 Vitória Setúbal
2008–2009 Covilhã
2010– Portugal (youth)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hélio Filipe Dias de Sousa (born 12 August 1969) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder, and is the coach of the Portugal under-19 team.

Playing career

Known by his first name in his playing days, Hélio was born in Setúbal and played his entire career with hometown club Vitória Futebol Clube. Being team captain from an early age, he first appeared with the main squad during the 1987–88 season, and went on to experience promotions and relegations alike throughout 18 professional campaigns, being an undisputed starter in ten of those (three in the second division).

Hélio retired at almost 36, after helping Vitória to the 2005 Portuguese Cup in a 2–1 final win against S.L. Benfica,[1] having played 424 league games – club best – and scoring 20 goals. Internationally, he was part of Portugal's squad at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, which was won in Saudi Arabia;[2] in 1994, he earned one cap for the full side.

Coaching career

After retiring, Sousa moved into management. Beginning with his only professional club,[3] he moved in 2008–09 to S.C. Covilhã,[4] helping it retain its second level status.[5]

In August 2010, Hélio took the reins of the national team's under-18s. He was in charge of several youth categories at the Portuguese Football Federation in the following years.[6][7][8][9]

On 29 July 2018, Sousa led the under-19 team to their first-ever UEFA European Championship after a 4–3 extra time defeat of Italy in Seinäjoki.[10][11]

Honours

Player

Vitória Setúbal
Portugal

Manager

Vitória Setúbal
Portugal U17
Portugal U19

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Meyong magic seals Setúbal joy". UEFA. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Riade, 25 anos: como foi e onde estão os campeões" [Riyadh, 25 anos: how did it go and where are the champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Hélio Sousa: "Tentámos tudo"" [Hélio Sousa: «We tried everything»]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 May 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Hélio Sousa: "Ganhar para lutar pela subida de divisão"" [Hélio Sousa: «Win to fight for promotion»]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 August 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Hélio Sousa fica mais um ano" [Hélio Sousa stays another year]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 May 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sub-19: Hélio Sousa divulga convocatória" [Under-19: Hélio Sousa releases callup]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 September 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sub-17: Hélio Sousa quer máxima concentração" [Under-17: Hélio Sousa wants maximum concentration]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Sub-19: Hélio Sousa confiante no apuramento para o Europeu" [Under-19: Hélio Sousa confident in qualification for European Championship]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 November 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Hélio Sousa: "O nosso grupo é dos mais fortes da prova"" [Hélio Sousa: «Our group is one of the strongest in the tournament»]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Portugal conquista Europeu de Sub-19" [Portugal conquer Under-19 European Championship]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Italy 3–4 Portugal". UEFA. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "FC Porto conquista a Taça de Portugal" [FC Porto conquer Portuguese Cup]. Público (in Portuguese). 14 May 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Portugal win second U17 EURO title on penalties". UEFA. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
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