Paulo Rink
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paulo Roberto Rink | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Curitiba-PR, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–1990 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1997 | Atlético Paranaense | 35 | (14) |
1991 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | ||
1995 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1997–2001 | Bayer Leverkusen | 88 | (29) |
1999 | → Santos (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2002 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 19 | (3) |
2002–2003 | Energie Cottbus | 13 | (3) |
2003 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 14 | (9) |
2004 | Vitesse Arnhem | 17 | (5) |
2004 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 11 | (1) |
2005 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 21 | (14) |
2005–2006 | Omonia Nicosia[1] | 13 | (10) |
2006–2007 | Atlético Paranaense | 13 | (1) |
International career | |||
1998–2000 | Germany | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paulo Roberto Rink (born 21 February 1973 in Curitiba), is a Brazilian-born German football centre forward, who retired in 2007.[2]
Rink began his career playing for Atlético Paranaense. After a solid career with the club, he negotiated with Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and was transferred for US$6M, the highest transfer fee paid for an Atlético Paranaense player at that time. Rink remained there for four years, barring a six-month break, when he was loaned out to Santos FC.
He has played also for several other clubs, 1. FC Nürnberg, FC Energie Cottbus, Vitesse Arnhem, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Olympiakos Nicosia and Omonia Nicosia.
Rink ended his career in Atlético Paranaense, where his career started. His honorary match took place on 24 May 2007 at the Kyocera Arena. Playing in Paulo Rink's friends team were amongst others: Oséas, his old friend, who from 1995 to 1998 acted as his striking partner at Atlético Paranaense. Also present was the Uruguayan Gustavo Matosas, team-mate in 1997 and 1998 and Kléberson, who played with him in 1998.
Rink, whose great-grandfather had emigrated from Heidelberg to Brazil in 1904, was naturalized as a German citizen and subsequently called up to the German national team by then manager Berti Vogts in September 1998. He was the first Brazilian to play for Germany. The attacker took part in friendlies against Romania and Malta. A year afterwards, while still playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, he was once again called up, this time for the 1999 Confederations Cup in Mexico. He played for Germany in the 2000 UEFA European Championship as well. In total, Rink was able to collect 13 international caps between 1998 and 2000.
References
- ^ "Team Stats for Omonia". soccerboards.com. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ "Paulo Rink anuncia su retiro de las canchas como profesional". mediotiempo.com. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
External links
- Paulo Rink – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Paulo Rink at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Paulo Rink at National-Football-Teams.com
- Leverkusen who's who
- CBF Template:Pt icon
- Atlético Paranaense who's who Template:Pt icon
- Paulo Rink – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Curitiba
- Naturalized citizens of Germany
- German footballers
- Germany international footballers
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- German expatriate footballers
- Santos Futebol Clube players
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- 1. FC Nürnberg players
- German expatriates in South Korea
- FC Energie Cottbus players
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Olympiakos Nicosia players
- German expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Eredivisie players
- SBV Vitesse players
- Expatriate footballers in South Korea
- K League Classic players
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC players
- AC Omonia players
- Association football forwards
- Brazilian people of German descent
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- Clube Atlético Paranaense players
- Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players
- Brazilian expatriates in South Korea
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Bundesliga players
- Cypriot First Division players