Paulo Sérgio Poletto

Paulo Sérgio Poletto
Personal information
Full name Paulo Sérgio Poletto
Date of birth (1942-02-03)3 February 1942
Place of birth Arroio do Meio, Brazil
Date of death 11 April 2014(2014-04-11) (aged 72)
Place of death Arroio do Meio, Brazil
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960s Internacional
1960s Atlético Paranaense
Managerial career
1975–1976 São José-RS
1977 Joinville
1979–1980 Barcelona SC
1981 9 de Octubre
1982 Coritiba
1982 Grêmio Maringá
1982 Moto Club
1983 Operário Ferroviário
1984 Atlético Paranaense
1984 Santa Cruz-RS
1986 Brasil de Pelotas
1986 Passo Fundo
1987 Caxias
1988 Criciúma
1989 Ypiranga-RS
1989 Blumenau
1990 Grêmio
1991 Ypiranga-RS
1991 Novo Hamburgo
1993 Passo Fundo
1994 Pelotas
1995 São Luiz
1997 Passo Fundo
1998 Guarani-VA
1998 Avenida
1999 Inter de Santa Maria
2000 Santa Cruz-RS
2006 Ypiranga-RS
2009–2010 Passo Fundo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2024

Paulo Sérgio Poletto (3 February 1942 – 11 April 2014), was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a defender.

Player career

There are few details of Poletto's career as a player, who played professionally for SC Internacional and Athletico Paranaense during the 1960s.[1]

Managerial career

Poletto coached numerous teams from the southern region of Brazil, especially teams from Rio Grande do Sul. His most successful efforts were the title of the second state division with Ypiranga de Erechim and the 1990 Supercopa do Brasil with Grêmio.[2][3]

Honours

Player

Internacional

Manager

Ypiranga
Grêmio

Death

Poletto died in his hometown, Arroio do Meio, 11 April 2014 at the age of 72, a victim of kidney cancer.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Que fim levou? Paulo Sérgio Poletto". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ "História de Paulo Sérgio Poletto". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Ypiranga em luto pela morte de Paulo Sérgio Poletto". Ypiranga FC (in Portuguese). 11 April 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Morre aos 72 anos o ex-técnico de futebol Paulo Sérgio Poletto". Gaúcha ZH (in Portuguese). 11 April 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Morre Paulo Sérgio Poletto". IDM Pelotas (in Portuguese). 12 April 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2024.