Jean Paulista

Jean Paulista
	Paulista training with Wisła Kraków in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Jean Francisco Rodrigues
Date of birth	28 November 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth	Sertãozinho, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward / Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1997	Corinthians-AL
1997–1998	Taubaté
1998–2001	Farense
1999	→ Braga (loan)
1999–2000	→ Aves (loan)
2001	→ Imortal (loan)
2001–2003	Vitória Setúbal
2003–2004	Aves
2004–2005	Maia
2005–2008	Wisła Kraków
2008–2010	APOEL
2010–2011	AEK Larnaca
2011–2012	Polonia Bytom
2012	LZS Piotrówka
2013	Skra Czestochowa
2013–2014	Polonia Bytom
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean Francisco Rodrigues (born 28 November 1977), commonly known as Jean Paulista, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a forward or an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Born in Sertãozinho, São Paulo, Paulista played with modest Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano and Esporte Clube Taubaté in his country. In 1998, he moved to Portugal where he remained for the following seven years, representing S.C. Farense, S.C. Braga and Vitória F.C. in the Primeira Liga and C.D. Aves, Imortal D.C. and F.C. Maia in the second division. His best personal output, in the country and overall, came in the 2003–04 season, when he scored seven goals to help Aves to the eighth position.

From 2005 to 2008, Paulista competed in Poland's Ekstraklasa with Wisła Kraków, netting five times in 27 appearances in his second year. In July 2008 he signed a two-year contract with APOEL FC in the Cypriot First Division, making his official debut for his new club in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup; also in that competition, against Red Star Belgrade, he suffered a serious injury which sidelined him for almost a year.

Paulista returned to full fitness in 2009–10, scoring twice to help APOEL to the second position. He added three appearances in that campaign's UEFA Champions League.

After one year still in the country, with AEK Larnaca FC, 33-year-old Paulista moved to Poland where he played mostly in the lower leagues, starting with Polonia Bytom.

External links

Jean Paulista at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Jean Paulista at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Jean Paulista at Soccerway