Paulo José Figueiredo

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Personal information
Figueiredo
Full name	Paulo José Lopes de Figueiredo
Date of birth	November 28, 1972 (age 34)
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	170cm
Nickname	Figueiredo
Position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	Östers IF
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1992-94 1995-96 1996-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-Present	Uniao Tomar Camacha do Madeira Santa Clara Lusitânia Varzim Östers IF
National team**
2003-	Angola	25 (2)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 June 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2006.

Paulo José Lopes de Figueiredo (born 28 November 1972 in Luanda, Angola), nicknamed Figueiredo (pron. IPA: [fiɣɐi'ɾeðu]), is a football midfielder with dual Portuguese and Angolan citizenship, who currently, as of August 2006, plays for the Swedish club Östers IF.

Figueiredo was born in Angola, but has lived in Portugal since he was three. In 2003, he was invited to play for Angola, and returned for the first time in almost 30 years to the country of his birth. He was called up to the 2006 World Cup.

After the World Cup campaign, Figueiredo joined Östers IF.

[edit] Clubs

1996-1998: Camacha do Madeira
1998-2004: CD Santa Clara
2004-2005: SC Lusitânia
2005-2006: SC Varzim
2006-present: Östers IF

	Angola squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 João Ricardo \| 2 Marco Airosa \| 3 Jamba \| 4 Lebo Lebo \| 5 Kali \| 6 Miloy \| 7 Figueiredo \| 8 André \| 9 Mantorras \| 10 Akwá \| 11 Mateus \| 12 Lamá \| 13 Édson \| 14 Mendonça \| 15 Rui Marques \| 16 Flávio \| 17 Zé Kalanga \| 18 Love \| 19 Titi Buengo \| 20 Locó \| 21 Delgado \| 22 Mário \| 23 Marco Abreu \| Coach: Gonçalves