Paulo Pezzolano

Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez (American Spanish: [ˈpawlo pesoˈlano]; born 25 April 1983) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current manager of Spanish club Real Valladolid.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pezzolano and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.
Paulo Pezzolano
Personal information
Full name Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez
Date of birth (1983-04-25) 25 April 1983
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Valladolid (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Rentistas 49 (16)
2006 Atlético Paranaense
2007 Defensor Sporting 26 (5)
2008 Peñarol 12 (0)
2008–2011 Liverpool Montevideo 39 (20)
2009–2010 → Real Mallorca (loan) 12 (0)
2011–2012 Hangzhou Greentown 24 (6)
2012 Necaxa 12 (1)
2012–2016 Liverpool Montevideo 74 (22)
2016 Torque 15 (3)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Torque
2017–2019 Liverpool Montevideo
2019–2021 Pachuca
2022–2023 Cruzeiro
2023– Valladolid
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Pezzolano comes from the capital city of Montevideo and is a graduate of the local team C.A. Rentistas, were for the senior team he was involved in the age of 18. His team was relegated to the Second Division after a poor season in 2001. He spent the next two years, after which he returned with his team to the First División.

In 2006, he spent in the Brazilian Atlético Paranaense, but after 6 months, he returned to his native country, signing an agreement with Defensor Sporting. In the 2006–07 season he took a decisive role with his team to get the 3rd place in the league and to get to the quarter-finals of the 2007 Copa Libertadores.

In July 2007, Pezzolano signed with Uruguayan giant C.A. Peñarol. But six months later he joined Liverpool Montevideo, scoring a hat-trick in his debut against Central Español.[1] In his first season (Clausura 2008) with the team, he was the top scorer of the tournament, scoring 12 goals in 14 meetings. A year later came up with Liverpool FC in the Copa Sudamericana, but they fall in 1/16 finals.

In August 2009, Pezzolano went on loan to Spanish team R.C.D. Mallorca.[2] He made his La Liga debut on September 19, 2009 meeting with the 4-0 win against Tenerife.[3] Overall, in the 2009–2010 season he played 12 matches in Mallorca, but only one in the starting composition, a team led by Gregorio Manzano took 5th place in the league table.

Pezzolano was transferred to Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown in January 2011.[4] He made his Chinese Super League debut on 1 April 2011 against Nanchang Hengyuan F.C., scoring one goal.[5]

In early January 2012, he joined Liga de Ascenso side Club Necaxa.[6]

In July 2012, he returned to his home city to play for the second time in his career with Liverpool Montevideo. In his match return, he scored a penalty goal against Universitario playing the Copa Sudamericana.[7]

In February 2016, he joined CA Torque on a free transfer he spent a season with them before retiring on 27 November 2016 and taking the managerial position for the next season.

In January 2022, after last managing Mexican side Pachuca, Pezzolano signed a one-year deal to be Cruzeiro's first head coach after the team's sale to Ronaldo. He led the club to a promotion to the Série A as champions, but left on 19 March 2023.[8]

On 4 April 2023, Pezzolano was appointed manager of Real Valladolid, also owned by Ronaldo, in the place of sacked Pacheta.[9]

Managerial statistics
As of 14 May 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L Win %
Torque Uruguay 28 November 2016 26 November 2017 30 16 8 6 053.33 [10]
Liverpool Uruguay 17 December 2017 25 November 2019 75 30 24 21 040.00 [11]
Pachuca Mexico 6 December 2019 11 November 2021 73 24 24 25 032.88 [12]
Cruzeiro Brazil 4 January 2022 19 March 2023 68 38 13 17 055.88 [13]
Valladolid Spain 4 April 2023 Present 7 2 1 4 028.57 [14]
Total 253 110 70 73 043.48 —

References
  1. Les metió el Pezzo-lano (in Spanish)
  2. Pezzolano: "Esperaba esto desde hace varios días"(in Spanish)
  3. MALLORCA VS. TENERIFE 4 - 0
  4. 三乌拉圭外援将与绿城汇合 李玮峰加盟尚有希望(in Chinese)
  5. HANGZHOU VS. SHANGHAI SHENXIN 2 - 0
  6. Paulo Pezzolano presentado ante sus compañeros del Necaxa(in Spanish)
  7. LIVERPOOL VS. UNIVERSITARIO 3 - 0
  8. "Com forte contribuição no processo de reconstrução do Cruzeiro, Paulo Pezzolano encerra passagem no Clube" [With a key contribution to Cruzeiro's reconstruction process, Paulo Pezzolano ends stint at the Club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cruzeiro EC. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  9. "Paulo Pezzolano, nuevo entrenador del Real Valladolid" [Paulo Pezzolano, new manager of Real Valladolid] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  10. "Montevideo City Torque: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  11. "Liverpool Montevideo: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  12. "CF Pachuca: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  13. "Cruzeiro EC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  14. "Matches Paulo Pezzolano, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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