Paulo Dias (footballer)

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Paulo Dias
Personal information
Full name Paulo Roberto Dias
Date of birth (1944-02-27) February 27, 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972 Miami Gatos 13 (0)
1979 Cleveland Cobras
Managerial career
1991 Penn-Jersey Spirit
1991– Harvard Crimson (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo Roberto Dias is a retired professional Brazilian football goalkeeper who played one season in the North American Soccer League.

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Player

In 1972, Dias played for the Miami Gatos in the North American Soccer League. In 1979, he played for the Cleveland Cobras in the American Soccer League.

Coach

In July 1991, he replaced Dave MacWilliams as head coach of the Penn-Jersey Spirit of the American Professional Soccer League. [1] On August 29, 1991, Harvard hired Dias as an assistant coach. [2]

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References

  1. IT'S FREEDOM, MORE OR LESS, VS. STRIKERS Sun-Sentinel – Wednesday, JULY 3, 1991
  2. August 29, 1991 Transactions