Paulo Sousa (footballer, born 1975)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Paulo Sousa da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Lousada, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1993 | Freamunde | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1999 | Freamunde | ||
| 1995–1996 | → Valonguense (loan) | ||
| 1999–2001 | Penafiel | 62 | (2) |
| 2001–2007 | Paços Ferreira | 171 | (2) |
| 2007 | APOP | 12 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Paços Ferreira | 33 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
- For another Portuguese footballer, see Paulo Sousa.
José Paulo Sousa da Silva (born 13 May 1975), known as Paulo Sousa, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.
Football career
Sousa was born in Lousada, Porto District. During his career he played for S.C. Freamunde, F.C. Penafiel and F.C. Paços de Ferreira, also having an unsuccessful spell with Cyprus' APOP Kinyras FC from August–December 2007, after which he returned to Paços and re-joined central midfield teammate Pedrinha, with whom he shared nine professional seasons.
In June 2011, after two injury-ravaged campaigns with Paços, Sousa retired from football at the age of 36, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 183 games and three goals for the club. He made his debut in the top level on 12 August 2001, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 home win against C.F. Os Belenenses.
External links
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- Paulo Sousa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Paulo Sousa at Soccerway
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- S.C. Freamunde players
- F.C. Penafiel players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- Cypriot First Division players
- APOP Kinyras FC players
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Portuguese expatriates in Cyprus