Paulo Roberto Santos

Paulo Roberto dos Santos (born 23 October 1958), known as Paulo Roberto Santos or Paulo Roberto, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a left back. He is the current head coach of Manaus.

Career Paulo Roberto was born in Rio de Janeiro, and played as a left back. A Botafogo youth graduate, he spent the vast majority of his career with lower league clubs.

Paulo Roberto began his managerial career in 1988, with Pouso Alegre FC. He only came into prominence in the early 2000s, after being in charge of Rio Claro while the club achieved successive promotions in the lower levels of the Campeonato Paulista.

Paulo Roberto managed Série C sides Grêmio Barueri in 2006 and Paysandu in 2007, achieving promotion with the former. He was subsequently in charge of Atlético Sorocaba, winning the club's major title (Copa Paulista) in 2008.

On 30 July 2013, Paulo Roberto was appointed manager of Santo André. On 1 November, he was named São Bento manager, and took the club to the third place of the ensuing Campeonato Paulista Série A2, achieving promotion to the first division.

Paulo Roberto was appointed at the helm of São Caetano on 3 June 2014, but returned to São Bento in November.

On 2 June 2015, Paulo Roberto was appointed Guarani manager. Dismissed on 23 August, he rejoined São Bento on 17 September, achieving two consecutive promotions (2016 Série D and 2017 Série C).

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenure Team Nat From ToRecordRio Claro1 January 200030 March 2003 Career total

Honours Manager Gama Campeonato Brasiliense: 1994, 1998

Rio Claro Campeonato Paulista Série B1: 2002

Atlético Sorocaba Copa Paulista: 2008