| Paulo Pereira | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Paulo Jorge de Moura Pereira | ||
| Born |
21 March 1965 Amarante, Portugal | ||
| Nationality | Portuguese | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Portugal | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1996–1999 | CPN Porto | ||
2003–2006 | FC Porto | ||
2006–2008 | CB Cangas | ||
2008–2009 | Atletico Sport Aviação | ||
2009–2010 | Angola | ||
2010–2013 | CD Primeiro de Agosto | ||
2013–2015 | Tunisia | ||
2015–2016 | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | ||
2016–2019 | Portugal | ||
2017–2019 | CSM București | ||
2019– | Portugal | ||
2022 | Al Kuwait SC | ||
2024– | RK Celje | ||
Paulo Pereira (born 21 March 1965) is a Portuguese handball coach of the Portuguese men's national team.[1]
In 2016, the Portuguese Handball Federation appointed him as the new head coach of the Portugal national team, succeeding Rolando Freitas. His current contract extends until 2025.[2][3][4]
He is best known for transforming the Portugal national team into a competitive force on the international stage, leading them to a 6th-place finish at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship,[5] and their first-ever appearance at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, where they placed 9th. .[6]
In 2025 he led the Portugal team to reach the semifinals of the World Championship for the first time in history.[7] They lost the semifinals to Denmark and the third place playoff to France by a narrow one-point margin.[8]
Building on this historic achievement, Portugal delivered one of the tournament’s most remarkable performances, with three of its players earning spots in the 2025 IHF Men’s World Championship All-Star team—comprising nearly a third of the prestigious 10-player selection:[9][10]
- Best Centre Back: Martim Costa.
- Best Line Player: Victor Iturriza.
- Best Young Player Presented by LIDL: Francisco Costa.
In recognition of his historical achievements, Paulo Pereira won the title of “Coach of the Year”[11] at Sports Gala organized by the National Sports Federation. He won as well the ‘’technical’’ award of the eighth edition of the Bento Pessoa National Awards, under the category of ‘’Entities of National Scope’’.[12][13][14]
His distinctive ideas of using aggressive, all-in tactics have completely changed the course of the Portugal national team. He is also a psychology aficionado who relies on advanced motivational techniques to optimize the players' efficiency.[15][16]
- ^ "Paulo Jorge de Moura Pereira-Personal & Professional details". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ "Paulo Jorge Pereira is new Portugues NT coach". Handball Planet. 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ Boysen, Rasmus (2021-06-21). "The Portuguese Handball Federation Continues Cooperation with Pereira". Handball-world.news. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ handball-world. "Portugal Extends Contract With Men`s National Coach Paulo Pereira". handball-world. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ EHF Media & Communications (2020-11-01). "HF EURO 2022/ QUALIFIERS MEDIA GUIDE (P22)" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ "TOKYO2020 - HANDBALL MEN RESULTS". Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ "Heart, spirit and a guardian angel: Portugal's iron-clad recipe for success".
- ^ Orup Kristensen, Oliver (2 February 2025). "Sindssyg afslutning på dramatisk bronzekamp" [Insane finish to bronze match] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Gidsel named MVP, as 2025 IHF Men's World Championship All-Star team announced".
- ^ "Gidsel named MVP, as 2025 IHF Men's World Championship All-Star team announced".
- ^ "Paulo Pereira is "Coach of the Year" in Portugal". Handball Planet. 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ Aveiro, Move (2021-05-15). "L'entraîneur de handball Paulo Pereira et le cycliste João Almeida remportent les Bento Pessoa Awards". MoveAveiro (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ "Selecionador de andebol Paulo Pereira e ciclista João Almeida ganham Prémios Bento Pessoa". Mundo Atual. 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ pilar, patricia (2021-05-16). "Paulo Pereira and João Almeida win Bento Pessoa Awards". Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ EHF Media & Communications (2022-01-07). "MEN'S EHF EURO 2022-MEDIA GUIDE (P50/52)" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ "The Technical Scientific Congress – A Success For Portugal-IHF | News". www.ihf.info. Retrieved 2023-01-22.