Paulo Foiani

Paulo Foiani
Personal information
Full name Paulo Foiani
Date of birth (1976-11-29) 29 November 1976
Place of birth Santo André, Brazil
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bắc Ninh (head coach)
Youth career
1996 Londrina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Londrina
1997–2001 Coritiba 21 (1)
1998–1999 → Joinville (loan)
2003 Villa Nova
2004 Caxias
2004 Veranópolis
2004–2006 Avaí 19 (1)
2007 Atlético Sorocaba 5 (0)
2007 Itapirense 13 (1)
2007–2008 Hòa Phát Hà Nội
2009 ASA 10 (1)
2010 CRB
2010–2011 Icasa 46 (0)
2011–2012 Anapolina 8 (0)
2012 Operário Ferroviário 5 (0)
2012 Cambé
Managerial career
2013 Operário Ferroviário (assistant)
2013 Operário Ferroviário (interim)
2013 Marcílio Dias
2014 Toledo
2014 Operário Ferroviário
2014–2015 FC Cascavel
2015 Camboriú
2015 Juazeirense
2016 Jacuipense
2016 ASA
2017 Campinense
2017 Tricordiano
2017 Fluminense de Feira
2017–2018 Sinop
2019 FC Cascavel
2019 Boa Esporte
2019 Marcílio Dias
2020 Sergipe
2020 Freipaulistano
2021 Sergipe
2021 Marcílio Dias
2022 Juventus Jaraguá
2022 Uberlândia
2022 Jacobinense
2022–2023 Công an Hà Nội
2024 Fluminense de Feira
2025 Sousa
2025– Bắc Ninh
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo Foiani (born 29 November 1976) is a Brazilian football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of V.League 2 club Bắc Ninh.

Playing career

Before becoming a manager, Foiani had a long professional playing career as a midfielder. He began his career at Londrina before moving to Coritiba and went on to play for numerous clubs in Brazil, such as Avaí, Joinville, and Icasa. He also had a brief spell in Vietnam, playing for Hòa Phát Hà Nội during the 2007–08 season.

Managerial career

Foiani began his coaching career in 2013 in his native Brazil, managing a host of clubs in state and national leagues. His career has been diverse, marked by frequent short-term spells at numerous clubs, including Operário Ferroviário, Marcílio Dias, Cascavel, Sinop, and Boa Esporte.

In December 2022, Foiani moved to Vietnam for the first time as a manager, taking charge of Công An Hà Nội ahead of the 2023 V.League 1.[1] However, he parted ways with the club in April 2023 after only a few matches.[2]

After returning to Brazil and leading Sousa to a state championship title, Foiani returned to Vietnam was appointed head coach of Bắc Ninh on 23 July 2025.[3]

Honours

Manager

Marcílio Dias

Cascavel

Juazeirense

  • Copa Governador do Estado da Bahia runner-up: 2015

Sinop

Sergipe

Sousa

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "CLB Công An Hà Nội bổ nhiệm HLV người Brazil dẫn dắt đội bóng dự V-League 2023". Tuổi Trẻ Online. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Công an Hà Nội thanh lý hợp đồng với HLV Paulo Foiani". Bongdaplus.vn. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Đội bóng của HLV Park Hang Seo mời thầy ngoại về đua vé V-League". VietNamNet. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
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