Paulinho Kiss
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Roberto Patricio de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Felixlândia, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 5 December 2015 (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1983 | América Mineiro | ||
| 1983–1984 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1984 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1985 | Grêmio Maringá | ||
| 1985 | Villa Nova | ||
| 1985 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1986 | Botafogo | ||
| 1987 | Uberaba | ||
| 1987 | Villa Nova | ||
| 1988 | América Mineiro | ||
| 1988 | Marília | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2024 | |||
Paulo Roberto Patricio de Souza (7 June 1960 – 5 December 2015), better known as Paulinho Kiss, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
[edit]Top scorer in the Campeonato Mineiro in 1983,[1] Paulinho Kiss received his nickname because he was a big fan of the band Kiss, and went to the show that took place in Belo Horizonte in 1953, at Mineirão, the stadium in which he scored the 100th goal milestone. He was champion in 1985 with Atlético Mineiro.[2][3][4]
Honours
[edit]- Atlético Mineiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1983, 1985
- Individual
- 1983 Campeonato Mineiro top scorer: 13 goals
Death
[edit]Paulinho died after being hospitalized for a week, after falling ill in his tractor parts store, in the Nova Floresta neighborhood, Belo Horizonte.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Minas Gerais State Championship - List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Paulo Roberto Patrício de Sousa". Galo Digital (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Roqueiro no passado, Paulinho Kiss se distrai hoje com sertanejo e samba". Hoje em Dia (in Portuguese). 9 February 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Que fim levou? Paulinho Kiss (Ex-centroavante do Atlético-MG e América-MG)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Morre em Belo Horizonte Paulinho Kiss, ex-atacante de Atlético e América". mg.superesportes.com.br (in Portuguese). 5 December 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Autor de gol do título estadual de 1985, Paulinho Kiss morre aos 55 anos". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 5 December 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Paulinho Kiss at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
Categories:
- 1960 births
- 2015 deaths
- Men's association football forwards
- Brazilian men's footballers
- América Futebol Clube (MG) players
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- Club Athletico Paranaense players
- Grêmio de Esportes Maringá players
- Villa Nova Atlético Clube players
- Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
- Uberaba Sport Club players
- Marília Atlético Clube players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Footballers from Minas Gerais
- 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen