Marcos Paulo (footballer, born 1977)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is da Costa.
Marcos Paulo
Personal information
Full name Marcos Paulo Alves da Costa
Date of birth (1977-05-11) 11 May 1977 (age 47)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 January 2010

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.

Career

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

Club

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

[1]

Brazil national team
Year Apps Goals
1999 2 1
2000 1 0
Total 3 1

References

  1. ^ Marcos Paulo at National-Football-Teams.com