Frederico Abreu Sousa (born Lisbon, 18 August 1978) is a former Portuguese rugby union player and a current High performance director . He played as a centre. His team was Direito.

Frederico Sousa
Date of birth (1978-08-18) 18 August 1978 (age 46)
Place of birthLisbon
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000–07 Portugal 47 (20)
Coaching career
Years Team
2010–23 Portugal

He was one of the most experienced players for the Portuguese squad, and was a member of his country squad that entered the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. He played three matches, with Scotland, Italy and Romania. He had 47 caps for his national team, from 2000 to 2007, with 4 tries scored, 20 points in aggregate.

He was the head coach that qualified Portugal Sevens Teams for the World Sevens Séries from 2011 to 2013 and coached Portugal national rugby team from 2013 to 2014 . Sousa has six Rugby’s World Cups (XV, VII )in different role’s : player , coach and high performance director. He also coach representative team Lusitanos XV that compete in the European Challenge Cup since 2013.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Sousa hoping Lusitanos XV will learn". Ercrugby.com. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Portugal National Rugby Union Coach
2013–2014
Succeeded by