Marcos Paulo (footballer, born 1977)

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Marcos Paulo
Personal information
Full name Marcos Paulo Alves da Costa
Date of birth (1977-05-11) 11 May 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth Doresópolis, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
19962001 Cruzeiro 69 (1)
20012002 Udinese 14 (1)
2002 Cruzeiro 0 (0)
20022003 Sporting CP 3 (0)
2003 Grêmio 15 (0)
20032004 Maccabi Haifa 17 (1)
20042005 Guarani 13 (2)
2005 Metalist Kharkiv 1 (0)
20062007 Portuguesa 25 (0)
2007 Yokohama FC 11 (0)
20082009 Shimizu S-Pulse 37 (1)
2010 Portuguesa 17 (1)
2011 Fortaleza 0 (0)
International career
19992000 Brazil U23 15 (1)
19992000 Brazil 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcos Paulo Alves da Costa (born 11 May 1977), known as Marcos Paulo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. At international level, he played for the Brazil national football team.

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Career

Although he had shown great potential as a youngster, after spells with several European clubs, such as Udinese, Sporting CP, and Maccabi Haifa, he found himself back in Brazil playing in the second division. At the international level, he played 18 times for the Brazil national team and scored two goals (this figure includes under-23 games such as the Olympics). On 27 July 2007, he joined J1 League side Yokohama FC on loan, and following Yokohama's relegation from the J1 League, on 28 December of the same year, he moved to Shimizu S-Pulse.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yokohama FC 2007 J1 League 1100000110
Shimizu S-Pulse 2008 J1 League2011050261
2009 1702140231
Total4813190602
Career total4813190602
  1. Includes Emperor's Cup.
  2. Includes J.League Cup.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 199921
200010
Total31

References

  1. Marcos Paulo at National-Football-Teams.com