Hélio Sousa

Hélio Filipe Dias de Sousa CvIH (born 12 August 1969) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, currently a manager.

He spent his entire career at Vitória de Setúbal, and was part of the Portugal squad that won the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Being team captain from an early age, he first appeared with the main squad during the 1987–88 season, and went on to experience promotions and relegations alike throughout 18 professional campaigns, being an undisputed starter in ten of those (three in the second division).

[4] Internationally, he was part of Portugal's squad at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, which was won in Saudi Arabia;[5] in 1994, he earned one cap for the full side.

[14][15] The following March, he replaced Miroslav Soukup at the helm of Bahrain,[16] but was still in charge of the Portuguese under-20s at the 2019 World Cup, which ended in group stage elimination.