Paulo Roberto was born in
Rio de Janeiro, and played as a
left back. A
Botafogo youth graduate, he spent the vast majority of his career with lower league clubs. Paulo Roberto began his managerial career in 1988, with Pouso Alegre FC. He only came into prominence in the early 2000s, after being in charge of
Rio Claro while the club achieved successive promotions in the lower levels of the
Campeonato Paulista. Paulo Roberto managed
Série C sides
Grêmio Barueri in 2006 and
Paysandu in 2007, achieving promotion with the former. He was subsequently in charge of
Atlético Sorocaba, winning the club's major title (
Copa Paulista) in 2008. On 30 July 2013, Paulo Roberto was appointed manager of
Santo André. On 1 November, he was named
São Bento manager, and took the club to the third place of the ensuing
Campeonato Paulista Série A2, achieving promotion to the first division. Paulo Roberto was appointed at the helm of
São Caetano on 3 June 2014, but returned to São Bento in November. On 2 June 2015, Paulo Roberto was appointed
Guarani manager. Dismissed on 23 August, he rejoined São Bento on 17 September, achieving two consecutive promotions (
2016 Série D and
2017 Série C). ==Managerial statistics==