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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gílson Paulo de Mello Filho | ||
| Date of birth | (1949-05-01) 1 May 1949 (age 75) | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Campo Grande | |||
| Bangu | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| São Cristóvão | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | Estácio de Sá | ||
| 2011 | Vasco da Gama U15 (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Equatorial Guinea | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
Although his contract with Equatorial Guinea had a duration of two months, 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.
Career
Gílson Paulo had previously been a sports director at the academy of Brazilian club Vasco da Gama. where he was to return in mid-February.
References
- Archived 17 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- "Gilson Paulo, Equatorial Guinea's new coach". Equatorial Guinea's Press and Information Office. 4 January 2012.
- "Brazilian Gilson Paulo named Equatorial Guinea coach". BBC Sport. 4 January 2012.
- (in Spanish)
- (in Spanish)
- "Brazilian is new Equatorial Guinea coach". Kickoff.com. 4 January 2012.
- Archived 11 September 2012 at archive.today (in Portuguese)
| Equatorial Guinea squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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