Marcos Paulo Alves da Costa (born 11 May 1977), known as Marcos Paulo, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. At international level, he played for the Brazil national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Paulo Alves da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Doresópolis, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Cruzeiro | 69 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Udinese | 14 | (1) |
| 2002 | Cruzeiro | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Sporting CP | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | Grêmio | 15 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Maccabi Haifa | 17 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Guarani | 13 | (2) |
| 2005 | Metalist Kharkiv | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Portuguesa | 25 | (0) |
| 2007 | Yokohama FC | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 37 | (1) |
| 2010 | Portuguesa | 17 | (1) |
| 2011 | Fortaleza | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999–2000 | Brazil U-23 | 15 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Brazil | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 January 2010 | |||
Career edit
Although he had shown great potential as a youngster, after spells with several European clubs, such as Udinese, Sporting CP, and Maccabi Haifa, he found himself back in Brazil playing in the second division. At international level, he played 18 times for the Brazil national team and scored two goals (this figure includes under-23 games such as the Olympics). On 27 July 2007, he joined J1 League side Yokohama FC on loan, and following Yokohama's relegation from the J1 League, on 28 December of the same year he moved to Shimizu S-Pulse.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2007 | Yokohama FC | J1 League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2008 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 League | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 2009 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Country | Japan | 48 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 60 | 2 | |
| Total | 48 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 60 | 2 | ||
International edit
| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 1 |
References edit
- ^ Marcos Paulo at National-Football-Teams.com
External links edit
- Marcos Paulo at Sambafoot (archived)
- Marcos Paulo at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Marcos Paulo at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
