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In this Portuguese name, the second or paternal family name is de Mello. "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Gílson Paulo de Mello Filho (born 1 May 1949), simply known as Gílson Paulo, is a Brazilian football manager, who previously managed the national team of Equatorial Guinea, a position he took up on 1 January 2012.[2][3]

Although his contract with Equatorial Guinea had a duration of two months,[4] the victories of the national team in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations against Libya and especially Senegal achieved that was extended to one year.[5]

Career

Gílson Paulo had previously been a sports director at the academy of Brazilian club Vasco da Gama.[6] where he was to return in mid-February.[7]

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 17 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ "Gilson Paulo, Equatorial Guinea's new coach". Equatorial Guinea's Press and Information Office. 4 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Brazilian Gilson Paulo named Equatorial Guinea coach". BBC Sport. 4 January 2012.
  4. ^ [2] (in Spanish)
  5. ^ [3] (in Spanish)
  6. ^ "Brazilian is new Equatorial Guinea coach". Kickoff.com. 4 January 2012.
  7. ^ [4] Archived 11 September 2012 at archive.today (in Portuguese)


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