Paulo Sérgio Silvestre do Nascimento

For other people named Paulo Sérgio, see Paulo Sérgio (disambiguation).

Paulo Sérgio

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Personal information
Full name	Paulo Sérgio Silvestre do Nascimento
Date of birth	(1969-06-02) 2 June 1969
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Winger/Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1988–1993	Corinthians	64	(5)
1989–1990	→ Novorizontino (loan)	0	(0)
1993–1997	Bayer Leverkusen	121	(47)
1997–1999	Roma	64	(24)
1999–2002	Bayern Munich	77	(21)
2002	Al-Wahda (UAE)	0	(0)
2003	Bahia	8	(0)
National team
1991–1994	Brazil	13	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Paulo Sérgio Silvestre do Nascimento (born 2 June 1969), commonly known as Paulo Sérgio is a former Brazilian footballer. Whilst at Bayern Munich he won the Champions League in 2001, despite missing his penalty in the final shootout.

Club career

Paulo Sérgio rose to prominence in Corinthians, where he was a key player in the early 1990s. In 1993 he was signed by Bayer Leverkusen, where he played in four seasons. His form was good enough to be included in the Brazilian national team, but he was not among the top scorers of Bundesliga, rather establishing himself as a top-class secondary striker.

In 1997, Paulo Sérgio was bought by Italian giants Roma, where he played in two seasons. He formed an effective striking partnership with youngster Francesco Totti and Marco Delvecchio, scoring 22 goals in 57 league appearances. When Roma signed Vincenzo Montella from relegated Sampdoria in 1999, Paulo Sérgio moved on. FC Bayern Munich became his new employer, and in his three years at Bayern, he won both Champions League and Bundesliga, his finest club honours.

In 2002, Bayern signed several new players, and Paulo Sérgio was not in the first team-plans, prompting him to move to Al-Wahda in Abu Dhabi, before finishing his career back in Bahia in his native Brazil.

Career statistics

Corinthians

Season	League	Apps	Goals
1988	Brasileirão	7	0
1990		19	2
1991		15	1
1992		23	2

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Season	Club	Division	League		DFB-Pokal		DFB-Supercup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1993–94	Bayer Leverkusen	Bundesliga	32	17	4	3	1	0	5	1	42	21
1994–95			28	9	2	5	—		8	4	38	18
1995–96			28	4	5	1	—		—		33	5
1996–97			33	17	1	0	—		—		34	17
Total			121	47	12	9	1	0	13	5	147	61

A.S. Roma

Season	Club	Division	League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1997–98	A.S. Roma	Serie A	34	12	5	2	—		39	14
1998–99			30	12	2	0	6	0	38	12
Total			64	24	7	2	6	0	77	26

FC Bayern Munich

Season	Club	Division	League		DFB-Pokal		DFB-Ligapokal		Europe		UEFA Super Cup		Intercontinental Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1999–00	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	28	13	5	1	2	1	13	7	—		—		48	22
2000–01			26	5	1	0	0	0	11	3	—		—		38	8
2001–02			23	3	2	0	1	0	12	2	0	0	1	0	39	5
Total			77	21	8	1	3	1	36	12	0	0	1	0	125	35

International career

He was capped for Brazil 13 times, scoring twice, and was a winner at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

• FIFA World Cup winner: 1994
• UEFA Champions League winner: 2000–01
• Intercontinental Cup winner: 2001
• Bundesliga champion: 1999–2000, 2000–01
• Bundesliga runner-up: 1996–97
• DFB-Pokal winner: 1999–2000
• DFB-Ligapokal winner: 1999, 2000

External links

• Leverkusen who's who
• Paulo Sérgio at fussballdaten.de (German)