Marcos Paulo Alves da Costa(born 11 May 1977), known asMarcos Paulo,is a Brazilian formerfootballerwho played as adefensive midfielder.At international level, he played for theBrazil national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Paulo Alves da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Doresópolis,Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Cruzeiro | 69 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Udinese | 14 | (1) |
| 2002 | Cruzeiro | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Sporting CP | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | Grêmio | 15 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Maccabi Haifa | 17 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Guarani | 13 | (2) |
| 2005 | Metalist Kharkiv | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Portuguesa | 25 | (0) |
| 2007 | Yokohama FC | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 37 | (1) |
| 2010 | Portuguesa | 17 | (1) |
| 2011 | Fortaleza | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999–2000 | Brazil U-23 | 15 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Brazil | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 January 2010 | |||
Career
editAlthough he had shown great potential as a youngster, after spells with several European clubs, such asUdinese,Sporting CP,andMaccabi Haifa,he found himself back in Brazil playing in the second division. At international level, he played 18 times for the Brazil national team and scored two goals (this figure includes under-23 games such as the Olympics). On 27 July 2007, he joinedJ1 LeaguesideYokohama FCon loan, and following Yokohama's relegation from the J1 League, on 28 December of the same year he moved toShimizu S-Pulse.
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2007 | Yokohama FC | J1 League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2008 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 League | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 2009 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Country | Japan | 48 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 60 | 2 | |
| Total | 48 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 60 | 2 | ||
International
edit| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 1 |
References
edit- ^Marcos Pauloat National-Football-Teams
External links
edit- Marcos Pauloat Sambafoot (archived)
- Marcos PauloatJ.League(archive)(in Japanese)
- Marcos PauloatUAFandarchived FFU page(in Ukrainian)
