Paulo Turra
Paulo César Turra, best known as Paulo Turra (Tuparendi, 1973, November 14 ), is a former Brazilian football defender. Nowadays, he's the coach.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paulo César Turra | ||
Date of birth | November 14, 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Tuparendi (RS), Brazil | ||
Youth career | |||
1990 | Caxias | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1997 | Caxias | ||
1997–1998 | Botafogo | ||
1998–2000 | Caxias | ||
2000–2001 | Palmeiras | ||
2001–2004 | Boavista | 72 | (2) |
2004–2006 | Vitória de Guimarães | 19 | (0) |
2007 | Sertãozinho | ||
2007 | Avaí | ||
Teams managed | |||
2009 | Novo Hamburgo | ||
2010 | Esportivo | ||
2010 | Glória | ||
2010–2011 | Brusque | ||
2011 | Brasil de Farroupilha | ||
2011–2013 | Cianorte | ||
2013 | Operário Ferroviário | ||
2013 | Marcílio Dias | ||
2014 | Avaí | ||
2015 | Caxias | ||
2016 | Cianorte | ||
2016–2017 | Guangzhou Evergrande (assistant coach) | ||
2018– | Palmeiras (assistant coach) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career as a coach
Turra's first club as a coach was Novo Hamburgo (2009). His second job was Esportivo (2010) also in his state of birth, Rio Grande do Sul. Paulo Turra started his career in other states when accepted to train Brusque of Santa Catarina (2011).
His first team in state of Paraná was Cianorte (2012).[1] The club finished the Paranaense Championship in 4th place. The result gave to the club a spot in Brazil Cup 2013. At Operário (2013), Turra finished the Paranaense Championship at the same 4th place.[2]
Paulo Turra was near to a work opportunity in Daegu FC of South Korea (2014), but directive changes didn't allow it.[3] At February 14, he replaced Emerson Nunes at Avaí Futebol Clube.[4]
Career as a player
Paulo Turra started playing football in SER Caxias. By loan, he played at Botafogo where he won the Carioca Championship (1997). Back to SER Caxias, he helped his first club to win its first Gaúcho Championship (2000). His coach at that year was Tite.
Thanks to Luis Felipe Scolari, Palmeiras's coach in 2000, Turra went to the green club at that year. In one year, the defender was Champions Cup and Mercosul Cup champion. Turra also got Brasileirão 2000 quarter finals and Libertadores 2001 semifinal.
In 2001, Turra went to Portuguese football where he played four seasons: three at Boavista and one at Vitória de Guimarães. At Boavista, he got runner-up of Portuguese Liga once and played against young Cristiano Ronaldo, Sporting's player at that time. He played for Boavista in a 2002–03 UEFA Cup semi-final against Celtic.[5]
Titles as a player
Caxias
- Daltro Menezes Cup - 1996
- Ênio Andrade Cup - 1998
- Gaúcho Championship - 2000
Botafogo
- Guanabara Cup - 1997
- Carioca Championship - 1997
Palmeiras
- Champions Cup - 2000
- Mercosul Cup - 2000
Titles as Assistant Coach
- Guangzhou Evergrande
- Palmeiras
References
- FutebolParanaense.Net: Paulo Turra é o novo técnico do Cianorte
- Gazeta do Povo: Paulo Turra assume comando do Operário
- "Peleia FC: Técnico Paulo Turra não vai mais para Coreia do Sul". Archived from the original on 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- Globoesporte.com: Diretoria age rápido e Paulo Turra é o novo técnico do Avaí
- "Turra and Konde given Hibs trial". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 January 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2017.