Léo Paulista

Léo Paulista
Personal information
Full name	Leopoldo Roberto Markovsky
Date of birth	29 August 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	SE Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2002	SE Palmeiras
2002	→ Yokohama F. Marinos (loan)
2004–2005	→ Londrina EC (loan)
2007	CA Juventus
2007–2008	CRB
2008	Bragantino
2008–2009	Górnik Zabrze
2009–2010	Daegu FC
2011–2012	Volta Redonda
2012	Étoile Sportive du Sahel
2014	Pattaya United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2010

Leopoldo Roberto Markovsky (born 29 August 1983 in São Paulo), known as Léo Paulista, is a Brazilian football striker, currently playing for Pattaya United.

Club career

Léo Paulista's career began with SE Palmeiras - his hometown team. In 2002, he was loaned to Japanese club Yokohama F. Marinos. In 2004, he transferred to Londrina EC on loan for two seasons. Returning to SE Palmeiras, he played out the 2006 season. In the spring of 2007, he transferred to the São Paulo club CA Juventus, but within six months moved to CRB. In 2008, a further shift was made to another São Paulo club, Bragantino. In June 2008, Leo trialled for second tier Polish club Górnik Zabrze. On 3 July 2008, he signed a two-year contract with the club.^[1]

However, his move to Poland was not successful, and after only 8 league games, Léo Paulista returned to East Asia. In July 2009, he signed with Korean K-League club Daegu FC, joining them for the second half of the 2009 K-League season.^[2] Léo Paulista played an important part in improving the winning record of Daegu FC, the club having only won a single league game by the time Leo joined the team. Léo Paulista would score 4 goals in 14 appearances in the 2009 K-League, and helped put together a four-game winning streak, which although not improving their final league position, at least ensured the team finished the season more positively than it seemed mid-season.

Léo Paulista,who was unattached after end of the contract with Daegu FC, moved to Volta Redonda in February 2011.

In January 2012, Léo Paulista signed a three and half-year contract with Tunisian club Étoile Sportive du Sahel.

References

^ "Leopoldo Roberto Markovsky piłkarzem Górnika" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
^ "대구FC 브라질 공격수 레오 영입" (in Korean). Daegu FC. Retrieved 2009-09-20.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

Léo Paulista at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Léo Paulista – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)

[1] "Leopoldo Roberto Markovsky piłkarzem Górnika" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-09-20.

[2] "대구FC 브라질 공격수 레오 영입" (in Korean). Daegu FC. Retrieved 2009-09-20.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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