"I feel very much satisfied" coaching Roma "now I dream of winning trophies" - Fonseca

Paulo Fonseca. A Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defender. Presently, he is the Manager of AS Roma, an Italian Serie A club. Fonseca was born in Nampula, Mozambique in 1973. In June 2019, he was appointed as AS Roma Head Coach. Photo: PaoloBruno/Getty via ChiesaDiTotti

Paulo Fonseca says Roma have made his dream of ‘coaching a big European club’ come true and that he now has his eyes on silverware.


Fonseca moved to Roma last summer after having won three domestic doubles with Shakhtar Donetsk.

The Giallorossi failed to put up a challenge for the Scudetto or Coppa Italia in his first season at the helm, but they could still end up with the Europa League.

“I’ve been lucky enough to become whatever I wanted to be,” the 47-year-old told Roma TV.

“As a boy, I dreamed of being a footballer and I became one. After that, I dreamed of being a coach and I became one.

“I dreamed of coaching a big European club and I’m coaching one. On a professional level, I feel very much satisfied.

“Now I dream of winning important trophies, the Champions League or one of the main European leagues, like the Italian one."