João Paulo (footballer, born 1980)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Paulo Pinto Ribeiro | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1995 | Paredes | ||
| 1995–1999 | Boavista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Boavista | 5 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Aves (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Feirense (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2000–2001 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | → Varzim (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Beira-Mar (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | → Estoril (loan) | 28 | (5) |
| 2005 | Tenerife | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Paços Ferreira | 32 | (5) |
| 2007 | União Leiria | 17 | (8) |
| 2008–2010 | Rapid București | 40 | (3) |
| 2010 | Leixões | 11 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 25 | (16) |
| 2011–2012 | Apollon Limassol | 24 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Estoril | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Aves | 15 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Famalicão | 18 | (4) |
| 2015 | Tirsense | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 314 | (62) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Portugal U15 | 6 | (5) |
| 1997 | Portugal U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Portugal U18 | 9 | (4) |
| 2000 | Portugal U20 | 7 | (2) |
| 2000–2002 | Portugal U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2003 | Portugal B | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
João Paulo Pinto Ribeiro (born 8 April 1980 in Porto), known as João Paulo, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a centre forward.
During nine seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 140 games and 23 goals for Boavista, Varzim, Beira-Mar, Estoril (two spells), Paços de Ferreira, União de Leiria and Leixões. He also competed professionally in Spain, Romania and Cyprus, mainly at the service of Rapid București.
Club career
Having grown through the ranks of Boavista FC, João Paulo appeared very little for its first team, being loaned five times for the duration of his link, in both the Primeira Liga and the second division of Portuguese football. His debut in the top flight came with Varzim SC, in 2001.
After being released in June 2005, João Paulo had an unassuming stint with Spanish second level club CD Tenerife,[1] then returned to Portugal in January of the following year with F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He blossomed as a striker in the 2007–08 season at fellow league side U.D. Leiria (eight league goals and two UEFA Cup strikes, both against Bayer 04 Leverkusen, on home and away legs).[2][3][4]
In January 2008, Paulo moved to Romanian club FC Rapid București, while Leiria would eventually rank last at the season's end in Portugal. Late in the same month two years later, after failing to score more than three times in spite of being regularly played, he returned to his country and joined top flight strugglers Leixões S.C. until the end of the campaign.[5]
In June 2010, following Leixões' relegation, João Paulo returned abroad, signing with Olympiakos Nicosia of Cyprus.[6] The following season, the 31-year-old switched to another team in the country, Apollon Limassol.
Honours
Portugal
References
- ^ João Paulo Pinto inició los entrenamientos en Cantabria dirigidos por Tigre Barrios (João Paulo Pinto started training sessions in Cantabria run by Tiger Barrios); Diario de Avisos, 30 July 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ Rolfes und Kießling treffsicher (Rolfes and Kießling hit the spot); kicker, 20 September 2007 (in German)
- ^ Taça UEFA: U. Leiria-Bayer Leverkusen, 3–2 (crónica) (UEFA Cup: U. Leiria-Bayer Leverkusen, 3–2 (match report)); Mais Futebol, 4 October 2007 (in Portuguese)
- ^ João Paulo, o goleador português: «Estrangeiros? Por que não?» (João Paulo, the Portuguese scorer: «Foreigners? Why not?»); Mais Futebol, 28 January 2008 (in Portuguese)
- ^ João Paulo é o quarto reforço de "Inverno" do Leixões (João Paulo is Leixões' fourth "winter" addition); Jornal de Notícias, 19 January 2010 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Chipre: João Paulo está a fazer melhor época de sempre (Cyprus: João Paulo is making best season ever); Mais Futebol, 19 March 2011 (in Portuguese)
External links
- João Paulo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- João Paulo at BDFutbol
- João Paulo at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- João Paulo at Soccerway
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Porto
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football forwards
- Primeira Liga players
- LigaPro players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- Boavista F.C. players
- C.D. Aves players
- C.D. Feirense players
- Vitória F.C. players
- Varzim S.C. players
- S.C. Beira-Mar players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- U.D. Leiria players
- Leixões S.C. players
- F.C. Famalicão players
- F.C. Tirsense players
- Segunda División players
- CD Tenerife players
- Liga I players
- FC Rapid București players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Olympiakos Nicosia players
- Apollon Limassol FC players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Portugal B international footballers