Paulo Frederico Benevenute

Paulão
Personal information
Full namePaulo Frederico Benevenute
Date of birth26 December 1973
Place of birthSanto André, Brazil
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionCentre-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
?
Mogi Mirim
1999São Paulo15(0)
2000–2001Vitória de Guimarães28(3)
2001Santa Cruz19(1)
2002Juventude22(0)
2003Guarani20(2)
2003–2004Al Khor
2005Atlético Sorocaba
2006Vasco da Gama11(1)
2007Rio Branco (SP)
2007Grêmio Barueri30(3)
2009Madureira
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Paulão (literally Elder Paulo) real name Paulo Frederico Benevenute, also known as Paulão Desmaio (born 26 December 1973) is a Brazilian footballer.

Biography

Born in Santo André, São Paulo state, Paulão played a season for São Paulo FC in 1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He then played a season in Portugal for Vitória de Guimarães and moved back to Santa Cruz in August 2001. He played for Juventude in the next season, and left for Guarani in 2003. In October 2003 he left for Al Khor.[1] In January 2005, he returned to Brazil and signed a contract until the end of 2005 Campeonato Paulista with Atlético Sorocaba. He then played for Série A side Vasco da Gama and Grêmio Barueri of Série B, and also played for Rio Branco Esporte Clube at 2007 Campeonato Paulista.

He plays for Rio Branco.

References

  1. "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2003". CBF (in Portuguese). 10 December 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2010.

External links