Paulinho Kiss

Paulinho Kiss
Personal information
Full name Paulo Roberto Patricio de Souza
Date of birth (1960-06-07)7 June 1960
Place of birth Felixlândia, Brazil
Date of death 5 December 2015(2015-12-05) (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

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

Atlético Mineiro
Individual
  • 1983 Campeonato Mineiro top scorer: 13 goals

Death

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

  1. ^ "Minas Gerais State Championship - List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Paulo Roberto Patrício de Sousa". Galo Digital (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Roqueiro no passado, Paulinho Kiss se distrai hoje com sertanejo e samba". Hoje em Dia (in Portuguese). 9 February 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Que fim levou? Paulinho Kiss (Ex-centroavante do Atlético-MG e América-MG)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Autor de gol do título estadual de 1985, Paulinho Kiss morre aos 55 anos". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 5 December 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2024.