Santos FC recently made contact with Paulinho, who works as technical coordinator at Mirassol Futebol Clube offering him a director position. Even though the offer was pretty good Paulinho decided to stick with Mirassol showing how much he cares about the club’s current project. After he had to quit professional football in September 2024 because of his knee problems, Paulinho has been really important in directing Mirassol’s future plans working on getting young players better and making the team stronger.
- Paulinho got an offer from Santos FC to be a director.
- He decided to stay at Mirassol because he believes in what they’re doing.
- Paulinho started working in management at Mirassol right after quitting football.
Santos FC’s Interest in Paulinho
Santos FC tried to get Paulinho while they was dealing with some problems like money issues and people talking about who should be in charge. This probably made them want Paulinho cause he was good at playing football and people think he’s doing well in management now. Santos wanted him cause they need someone to help fix things up while they’re having all these problems.
🚨🚨🚨Santos abriu conversas e tentou tirar Paulinho do Mirassol nos últimos dias para cargo de direção. Paulinho não aceitou seguir com as conversas porque está envolvido no projeto do Mirassol hoje. Detalhes aqui: apuração c/ @felipee_sil https://t.co/zxW1HKVRyL
— André Hernan (@andrehernan)
May 09, 2025
For more on the club’s current situation, see the chaotic scenes at Vila Belmiro.
Paulinho’s Career and Future Prospects
Paulinho staying with Mirassol shows he really believes in what they’re trying to do and wants to see it through. When he was playing he did really good with Corinthians winning lots of titles and playing for Brazil in two World Cups. Now that he’s managing teams like Cruzeiro want him to which shows people think he’s doing a good job.
While he’s helping make Mirassol better Paulinho is getting more and more noticed in Brazilian football management. If you want to know more about why Paulinho decided to stay check out the original UOL article.
