Paulo Luiz Massariol

Paulinho
Personal information
Full namePaulo Luiz Massariol
Date of birthApril 3, 1958
Place of birthSão Paulo, Brazil
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
XV de Piracicaba
1977–1980Vasco69(28)
1981Palmeiras6(3)
1982Grêmio12(1)
1983Comercial-RP
1984–1985Leones Negros8(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Paulo Luiz Massariol, commonly known as just Paulinho (born April 3, 1958[1]), is a former Brazilian football forward, who played in several Série A clubs. He was the top goalscorer of the Série A 1978.

Career

Born in São Paulo,[2] Paulinho started his professional career with XV de Piracicaba.[1] Paulinho played 69 Série A games for Vasco[2] between 1977 and 1980,[3] scoring 28 goals,[2] and finished as the Série A 1978 with 19 goals.[4] He then played six Série A games for Palmeiras in 1981, scoring three goals,[2] moving to Grêmio in 1982, in which he scored a goal in 12 Série A games.[2] Paulinho defended Comercial-RP in 1983, and retired in 1989.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Paulinho (ex-centroavante do Vasco e Palmeiras)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. January 15, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Paulinho" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Paulinho - todos os jogos" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Guia do Brasileiro: lista de artilheiros" (in Portuguese). Pelé.net. March 28, 2003. Retrieved April 15, 2009.

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