Paulo Sérgio Betanin
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Sérgio Betanin | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Caxias do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Livorno | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Juventude | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2005 | Juventude | 9 | (0) |
| 2005- | Livorno | 138 | (40) |
| 2007–2008 | → Grosseto (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | → Sorrento (loan) | 62 | (39) |
| National team | |||
| ?–2005 | Brazil U-20 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Paulo Sérgio Betanin (born 10 January 1986), more commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Livorno. He also holds Italian passport through Venetian descent.[1][2]
Career
Paulinho started his career at Esporte Clube Juventude. He was signed by Livorno on loan in January 2005. He made his Serie A debut on 17 April 2005 against ACF Fiorentina.
In 2007–08 season he left for Serie B side Grosseto[3] and in 2009–10 season left for Sorrento. His loan was extended in July 2010.[4] With Livorno, he won promotion to Serie A in 2009, only a year after the team had been relegated from the same division.
International career
Paulinho was capped for the Brazilian under-20 team at the 2005 South American Youth Championship.[5] He played 4 games and scored once.[6]
References
- ↑ "Il Paulinho "italiano" regala la A al Livorno". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ "ESCLUSIVA TMW - Paulinho porta il Livorno in A, Ricci: "Poteva andare all'Inter"". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 2 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ "Calciomercato: Giallombardo passa all´Ascoli". AS Livorno Calcio (in Italian). 6 July 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ↑ "Schiattarella al Livorno. Paulinho in prestito al Sorrento". AS Livorno Calcio (in Italian). 1 July 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ↑ "XXII Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol Sub-20 – Colombia – de 13.01 a 06.02.05". CBF (in Portuguese). 14 December 2004. Archived from the original on 24 January 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ↑ http://old.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_partidos.jsp?evento=1052&ano=2005&slangab=S
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External links
- CBF Contract Record (Portuguese)
- Futpedia (Portuguese)
- TuttoCalciatori Profile (Italian)
- Football.it Profile (Italian)