Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paulo de Almeida | ||
Date of birth | 15 September 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 8 November 2013 | (aged 80)||
Place of death | Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Goytacaz | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1950 | Goytacaz | ||
1951–1957 | Flamengo | 144 | (58) |
1957–1959 | Palmeiras | 111 | (41) |
1960 | River Plate | ||
1961 | Estudiantes | ||
International career | |||
1952 | Brazil Olympic | ||
1956 | Brazil | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024 |
Paulo de Almeida (15 September 1933 – 8 November 2013), better known as Paulinho, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Campos do Goytacazes, Paulinho began his career at Goytacaz FC. In a short time, he was hired by Flamengo, and for the club he played 144 matches and scored 58 goals, being state champion in 1953, 1954 and 1955 as top scorer. [1] In 1957 he transferred to Palmeiras, where he was again state champion in 1959. [2]Paulinho ended his career in Argentine football, after discreet spells at River Plate and Estudiantes. [3]
Paulinho was part of the group that competed in the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, despite not taking part in any match. [4] In 1956, he participated in some friendlies for the main Brazil national team, alongside his namesake Paulinho de Almeida, scoring a goal against England at Wembley. [5] [6]
Paulinho passed away on 8 November 2013 at Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Campos dos Goytacazes, victim of pneumonia. [7]