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Paulão (footballer, born 1969)

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Paulão
Personal information
Full name Paulo António Alves
Date of birth (1969-10-22)22 October 1969
Place of birth Luanda, Portuguese Angola
Date of death 17 August 2021(2021-08-17) (aged 51)
Place of death Luanda, Angola
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Primeiro de Maio
1994–1995 Vitória Setúbal 19 (1)
1995–1997 Benfica 23 (3)
1997–1998 Académica 13 (0)
1998–2002 Espinho 92 (21)
2002 Petro Atlético
2003–2004 ASA
Total 147 (25)
International career
1993–2001 Angola 52 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo António Alves (22 October 1969 – 17 August 2021), commonly known as Paulão, was an Angolan footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

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Born in Luanda, Paulão arrived in Portugal in 1994, where he would spend the following eight years of his career, joining Vitória F.C. from Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio. After one season he signed for Primeira Liga club S.L. Benfica, appearing in 18 games in his first year and scoring three goals as the team finished second 11 points behind FC Porto.[1]

Paulão was only a fringe player in his second season with Benfica, playing in only seven official matches. He then left for fellow top-division side Académica de Coimbra, where he was also featured sparingly.[2]

Subsequently, Paulão spent four years in the second division with S.C. Espinho,[3][4] after which he returned to his homeland to play with Atlético Petróleos Luanda and Atlético Sport Aviação, retiring in 2004 at the age of nearly 35.[1][2]

International career

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Paulão played for Angola for eight years, his debut coming in 1993.[5] He was a member of the squad that appeared at the 1996 African Cup of Nations in South Africa, netting in a 3–3 draw against Cameroon in an eventual group stage exit.[6]

During his tenure with the national team, Paulão appeared in eight FIFA World Cup qualification games, winning five of those.[7] Additionally, he also played at the Europe XI v Africa XI friendly game in 1997.[8]

International goals

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Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Paulao
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 February 1993 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Togo 1–0 1–0 1994 World Cup qualification
2 22 January 1995 Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana  Botswana 1–1 2–1 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 2–1
4 8 April 1995 Independence, Windhoek, Namibia  Namibia 1–0 2–2 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5 23 April 1995 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola  Guinea 2–0 3–0 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6 16 July 1995 Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique  Mozambique 1–2 1–2 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7 30 July 1995 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola  Botswana 4–0 4–0 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8 24 January 1996 Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa  Cameroon 2–1 3–3 1996 Africa Cup of Nations
9 1 June 1996 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda  Uganda 2–0 2–0 1998 World Cup qualification
10 16 June 1996 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola  Uganda 1–0 3–1 1998 World Cup qualification
11 3–1
12 6 October 1996 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Ghana 1–0 1–2 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13 10 November 1996 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola  Zimbabwe 2–1 2–1 1998 World Cup qualification
14 30 March 1997 Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique  Mozambique ?–? 2–1 Friendly
15 6 April 1997 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola  Togo 1–1 3–1 1998 World Cup qualification
16 23 April 2000 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola  Swaziland 3–0 7–1 2002 World Cup qualification
17 5–0
18 16 July 2000 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola  Equatorial Guinea 1–0 4–1 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
19 17 June 2001 Cabinda, Angola  Burundi 1–0 2–1 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Death

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Paulão died on 17 August 2021 in Luanda, at the age of 51.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Adeus de Paulão com um golo" [Paulão's farewell with a goal]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 November 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Futebol: Paulão despede-se dos relvados diante do Petro do Huambo" [Football: Paulão says goodbye to the fields against Petro do Huambo] (in Portuguese). Angola Press News Agency. 5 November 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  3. ^ Giro, Rui (9 September 1999). "Bodunha: "Sp. Espinho é o clube mais falado em Angola"" [Bodunha: "Sp. Espinho is the most spoken club in Angola"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Mendonça e Mantorras "reforçam" Angola" [Mendonça and Mantorras "bolster" Angola]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 January 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  5. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Paulo António Alves "Paulão" – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. ^ Courtney, Barrie. "African Nations Cup 1996 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  7. ^ Paulão – FIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ^ Morrison, Neil. "1997 Matches – Other Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  9. ^ Paulão at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. ^ "Morreu Paulão, antigo jogador do Benfica e da seleção angolana" [Death of Paulão, former Benfica and Angola national team player] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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