Philippe
Coutinho
Philippe Coutinho Correia is a Brazilian
professional footballer who plays for Premier League club
Liverpool and the Brazil
national team as an attacking midfielder or winger. Born
and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Coutinho showed prodigious
talent and excelled in Vasco da Gama's youth system. He
was signed by Italian side Internazionale in 2008 for €4
million and subsequently loaned back to Vasco, where he
became a key player. He made his debut for Internazionale
in 2010 and was seen as the "future of Inter", but
struggled to establish himself in the first team and was
loaned to Spanish club Espanyol in 2012.
Philippe Coutinho - Skills & Goals
2016/2017
In January 2013, he was signed by English team Liverpool
for £8.5 million. He flourished at Anfield; his
combination of
vision, passing, dribbling and long-range strikes earned
him the nickname Little Magician from Liverpool fans and
teammates. After he was named in the 2015 PFA Team of the
Year, Brazilian legend Pelé tipped Coutinho for a "great
future". Coutinho made his senior debut for Brazil in 2010
at the age of 18. He has since made over 20 appearances
and represented the nation at the 2015 Copa América and
the Copa América Centenario.
Early life
The third and youngest son of Esmerelda Coutinho and architect José Carlos Correia, Coutinho was born on 12 June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, weighing 3.1 kg (6 lbs 10 oz) as a newborn.He was raised in Rio's northern Rocha district between an old shanty town and industrial warehouses.As a child, he followed his elder brothers Cristiano and Leandro to a local concrete football pitch, where he first began playing futsal. With space restricted and the need for skill and improvisation heightened, the diminutive Coutinho thrived. After joining a local football academy on the insistence of his friends grandmother, his father was later approached at a tournament by youth coaches at Vasco da Gama, where he attended a trial and joined their youth system.
Style of play
Considered to be an archetypal Brazilian number 10
playmaker, Coutinho has been used as an attacking
midfielder, second striker and on the
flanks, where he excels at providing assists for
teammates.Due to his dribbling ability, pace, and
agility,he has been compared to Lionel Messi and
Ronaldinho by his former Espanyol manager Mauricio
Pochettino who also said "Philippe... he has a special
magic in his feet". Former Brazilian striker Careca has
also compared him to Zico, due to his creativity, and he
has been highly praised by his Liverpool teammates.
Philippe Coutinho 2017 ● The Perfect
Midfielder
His vision and passing ability have earned him the
nickname Little Magician by Liverpool fans and his
precocious ability has also led his team's supporters to
give him the nickname The Kid.Although naturally right
footed, Coutinho is capable of playing with both feet, and
can strike the ball well from distance.
When Coutinho moved to Italy at the age of 18 to join
Internazionale, he was joined there by his parents and
then girlfriend Aine, whom he had first met at a friend's
party. On moving to Espanyol, his parents returned to
Brazil. He married Aine in the summer of 2012 in Brazil.
Coutinho has said his idol is Ronaldinho. He has tattoos
stretchingfrom his fingers to his biceps which form
tributes to his parents, two brothers, and his wife Aine.
Coutinho is a devout Christian.
Club career
- Vasco da Gama
Coutinho flourished in Vasco da Gama's youth system, and
was soon called up to the Brazil under-15 football team.
In July 2008, at the age of 16 he was bought by Italian
giants Internazionale for €4 million. Coutinho stayed at
Vascoon loan for two years, becoming a first team player
despite his young age. In 2009, he helped Vasco win the
Série B title and achieve promotion. In 2010, he made 31
appearances and scored 5 goals in all competitions as he
established himself as a key first team player.
- Internazionale
Coutinho's move to Internazionale became effective in
July 2010, after he turned 18, with new head coach Rafael
Benítez and chairman Massimo Moratti being quoted saying
that "Coutinho is the future of Inter".On 27 August 2010,
he made his official debut for Inter coming on as a
substitute during the Nerazzurri's 2–0 defeat to Atlético
Madrid in the 2010 UEFA Super Cup. After dropping out of
selection in the starting line up, he returned to play in
the crucial 3–2 win over Bayern Munich in Germany; a game
which Inter would go on to win and progress to the
quarter-finals of the Champions League.
On 8 May 2011, he scored his first goal for Inter from a
free-kick that curled over the wall and into the net in a
game that Inter won 3–1 at home against Fiorentina. His
second goal for Inter came in a match against Cagliari on
19 November 2011 where Coutinho picked up a through ball
from his teammate Ricky Álvarez and dispatched it into the
bottom left corner of the net to give Inter a 2–0 lead.
- Loan to Espanyol
- Liverpool
- 2012–13
On 2 March, he set up Liverpool's first and second goals of the game in a 4–0 win against Wigan Athletic. Coutinho scored his second goal for Liverpool in a 3–1 away loss to Southampton. On 31 March, he set up Liverpool's first goal in a 2–1 away win against Aston Villa. On 27 April, he won the Man of the Match award in Liverpool's 6–0 away victory of Newcastle United, claiming two assists, and winning the free-kick from which Jordan Henderson added Liverpool's sixth. Coutinho won Player of the Month for Liverpool in March.
On 12 May he assisted Daniel Sturridge for his second and third goals in a 1–3 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage. Coutinho scored Liverpool's final goal of the season against Queens Park Rangers in Jamie Carragher's final match for the club. Jordon Ibe began a twisting run before setting the ball off to the Brazilian, who executed a fine driven shot into the net from 30 yards out.
- 2013–14
On 30 March, Coutinho scored the third goal in a 4–0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield.On 13 April 2014, Coutinho scored the winning goal in the 78th minute in a 3–2 win against Manchester City. The result put Liverpool seven points ahead of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table with four matches remaining. Manchester City, however, had six matches remaining and went on to win the title, with Liverpool finishing second.During the season, Coutinho mainly played in central midfield and earned praise from many pundits due to his long and accurate passing from midfield, dribbling skills, and creative play to set up strikers Luis Suárez and Daniel Sturridge.
- 2014–15
Coutinho scored his first goal of the season in a 3–2 away win against Queens Park Rangers on 19 October after coming off the bench. On 21 December, Coutinho scored Liverpool's first goal in a 2–2 draw against Arsenal at Anfield.On 31 January 2015, he assisted both goals for Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge in a 2–0 win over West Ham.On 3 February 2015, Coutinho signed a new long-term deal, keeping him with the club until 2020. On 4 February, just a day after extending his contract, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 FA Cup fourth round match against Bolton Wanderers.
On 22 February, he scored the opening goal in Liverpool's 2–0 victory over Southampton.In the next game against Manchester City on 1 March, Coutinho scored the winning goal for Liverpool.He won the PFA Fans' Player of the Month award for February. On 8 April, Coutinho scored the winning goal in the 1–0 FA Cup sixth round replay win against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park
after slotting it into the bottom left corner. Eleven days later, he scored past Shay Given in the FA Cup semi-final versus Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium, but Villa won 2–1. On 26 April, Coutinho was the only Liverpool player named in the PFA Team of the Year.
On 2 May, Coutinho scored the opening goal, and provided the assist in the 87th minute for Steven Gerrard's winner, in a 2–1 win over Queens Park Rangers.Seventeen days later, he was named the team's Player of the Season. At the end of the season, he was shortlisted for the PFA Players' Player of the Year and the PFA Young Player of the Year, before losing out to Eden Hazard and Harry Kane respectively.
- 2015–16
On 26 September, he assisted 2 goals in a 3–2 win over Aston Villa at Anfield. On 31 October, he scored his first Liverpool brace, with two long range strikes to overturn a deficit and seal a 3–1 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. On 21 November, Coutinho scored in a 4–1 victory over Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium; the first time he had scored in three consecutive Premier League matches. He also assisted Roberto Firmino's first goal for Liverpool.On 5 January 2016, he suffered
a hamstring injury in a 1–0 win over Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium in the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals, that ruled
him out for five weeks. On 9 February, he returned to score a goal to make it 1–1 against West Ham United in the FA Cup, however Liverpool went on to lose in extra-time.
On 28 February, in the 2016 League Cup Final, Coutinho scored an 83rd-minute equalizer in a 1–1 draw against Manchester City.
However, in the subsequent penalty shootout, his "hesitant" attempt was one of three saved by victorious goalkeeper Willy Caballero.
On 17 March, Coutinho scored Liverpool's goal in a 1–1 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford, helping the team to a 3–1 aggregate victory that saw them qualify for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League. On 14 April, he scored as Liverpool defeated Borussia Dortmund 4–3 in the second leg of their semi-final.On 13 April, Coutinho was one of six players nominated for the 2016 PFA Young Player of the Year award. Eight days later, he scored the final goal of a 4–0 Merseyside Derby win over Everton.
- 2016–17
On 26 November, Coutinho suffered ankle ligament damage in the first half of a 2–0 win against Sunderland, which ruled him out of action until 11 January against Southampton in the EFL Cup first leg.In January Coutinho signed a new five-year contract
with no release clause with Liverpool which would keep him at the club up to 2022.He then went on to earn the 'Man of the Match' award for his performance in the 3–1 Merseyside victory, by scoring and assisting a goal. Coutinho became the all-time leading Brazilian goal scorer in Premier League history, after scoring his 30th PL goal in a win vs Stoke.
International career
Having made youth appearances for Brazil from the under-14 team upwards, Coutinho became a key player in the Brazilian squad that won the 2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship, scoring three goals.Coutinho made his first senior
appearance in a Brazil shirt on 7 October 2010, starting in a friendly match against Iran.
He was left out of the final squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil by Luiz Felipe Scolari.On 19 August 2014, Coutinho was called up to the national squad by the new coach Dunga for the friendly matches against Colombia and Ecuador in September, and played the final 25 minutes of the match against Ecuador.On 29 March 2015, he was selected to start in Brazil's 1–0 friendly
victory over Chile in London.
On 5 May 2015, Coutinho was included in the squad for the 2015 Copa América, and he scored his first international goal on 7 June, during a 2–0 friendly win over Mexico at Allianz Parque.Coutinho was included in Brazil's squad for the Copa América Centenario in the United States. On 8 June, in the second group game at the Citrus Bowl, he scored a hat-trick in a 7–1 win against Haiti.Brazil did not advance past the group stage after losing 0–1 to Peru.On 28 March 2017, Coutinho scored in a 3–0 win against Paraguay that ensured Brazil's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Liverpool defender lauds “amazing” compatriots Philippe Coutinho
Liverpool left-back Fabio Aurelio has hailed the talents of Brazilians Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino, calling the former “amazing.” Aurelio proved to be a popular player at Anfield between 2006 and 2012, and is seen by many as the Reds’ best left-back of the Premier League era. Sadly, injuries restricted his progress enormously, but his sweet left foot and intelligent style made him someone supporters appreciated.
“Coutinho was already doing brilliant things but this season he has just confirmed his quality. Difficult things look very simple for him, ” Aurelio told LiverpoolFC.com.“After watching him last season, it’s difficult to see what else he can improve on—he scored goals from free-kicks, he scored goals from close to the goal, from outside the box.
“We see him improving every season. I’m keen to see what else he’s capable of doing.“Obviously you cannot predict what he’s going to do, he surprises you every time. It’s amazing to watch him play.“I thought he would do very well in Liverpool but I didn’t expect it to be so quick and so easy to adapt to the English league, which is very physical.“The confidence he has gained in the past few years is helping him a lot and he is improving.” Coutinho wasn’t the only Brazilian Aurelio wanted to focus on, however, with Firmino another player he is fond of.
He says the 25-year-old’s all-round game catches his eye, and also his link with Coutinho and the general cohesion of Jurgen Klopp‘s side.“Firmino showed what he could do last season, in an important role in the team,” he added. “He can do amazing things with the ball; some of the dribbles he did last season, nobody would have expected to be done, and some goals.“He is not only a scorer but he also creates chances for his team-mates. Coutinho and Firmino know each other well.“From what I could watch last season, they understand very well what the coach asks of them.
“You see the team and it’s not only two or three players, the whole team has a very good mentality, they were strong physically, they were very strong in moments when they didn’t have key players.“That’s important in competitions like the Premier League, where you have to be very consistent across the whole season.“If Liverpool can keep those important players and add a few
more, they will have a great chance.”
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