Paulo César Carpegiani (born 7 February 1949, in Erechim) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Playing career Carpegiani began his professional career at Sport Club Internacional of Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul, where he played from 1970 to 1977, winning two Brazilian Championships (1975 and 1976). Carpegiani also played for Flamengo (1977–1980), winning the Brazilian Championship in 1980. Coaching career Upon retiring, he started a career as a football coach. To begin with Carpegiani coached Flamengo and won the Copa Libertadores de América (Libertadores Cup) and the Intercontinental Cup, beating Liverpool, in 1981. He also won a Brazilian Championship in 1982. In 1992, he was coach of the Barcelona Sporting Club (Guayaquil - Ecuador). In 2007, he was hired by the Corinthians. The team lost in his first match, against Clube Náutico Capibaribe, and the club was eliminated from the Copa do Brasil in the quarter finals. His first match of the Campeonato Brasileiro was against Esporte Clube Juventude and Corinthians won. His best performance as a coach was with the Paraguay national team from 1996 to 1998 (including a good run in the World Cup, losing to France in extra time). On April 10, 2009 Carpegiani was hired as Vitória's head coach. On June 1, 2010 Atlético Paranaense officials hired the former Vitória coach to replace Leandro Niehues. Career statistics Head coach Honors Player Internacional Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1975, 1976 Campeonato Gaúcho: 1969 to 1976 Flamengo Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1980 Campeonato Carioca: 1978, 1979 Coach Flamengo Copa Libertadores: 1981 Intercontinental Cup: 1981 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1982 Náutico Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1986 Cerro Porteño Paraguayan First Division: 1994 Atlético Paranaense Campeonato Paranaense: 2001 Vitória Campeonato Baiano: 2009 Individual honors Silver Ball Revista Placar- Internacional 3rd Paraguay best manager all time- 1998 World Cup References External links Profile at cbf.com.br 1949 births Living people People from Erechim Brazilian footballers Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players 1974 FIFA World Cup players 1979 Copa América players 1997 Copa América managers 1998 FIFA World Cup managers Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazil international footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Expatriate football managers in Paraguay Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Association football midfielders Sport Club Internacional players CR Flamengo footballers CR Flamengo managers Al Nassr FC managers Sport Club Internacional managers Clube Náutico Capibaribe managers Bangu Atlético Clube managers Cerro Porteño managers Sociedade