Léo Paulista

Léo Paulista
Personal information
Full name Leopoldo Roberto Markovsky
Date of birth (1983-08-29) 29 August 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
SE Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 SE Palmeiras
2002 → Yokohama F. Marinos (loan)
2004–2005 → Londrina EC (loan)
2007 CA Juventus
2007–2008 CRB
2008 Bragantino
2008–2009 Górnik Zabrze 8 (0)
2009–2010 Daegu FC 35 (9)
2011–2012 Volta Redonda 1 (0)
2012 Étoile Sportive du Sahel
2013–2014 Pattaya United
2014 CRB 16 (1)
2015 Pelotas
2016 LDU Loja (4)
2017 Comercial-AL
2017–2018 Arapongas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leopoldo Roberto Markovsky (born 29 August 1983), known as Léo Paulista, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Léo Paulista's career began with SE Palmeiras - his hometown team. In 2002, he was loaned to Japanese club Yokohama F. Marinos. In 2004, he transferred to Londrina EC on loan for two seasons. Returning to SE Palmeiras, he played out the 2006 season. In the spring of 2007, he transferred to the São Paulo club CA Juventus, but within six months moved to CRB. In 2008, a further shift was made to another São Paulo club, Bragantino. In June 2008, Leo trialled for second tier Polish club Górnik Zabrze. On 3 July 2008, he signed a two-year contract with the club.[1]

However, his move to Poland was not successful, and after only 8 league games, Léo Paulista returned to East Asia. In July 2009, he signed with Korean K-League club Daegu FC, joining them for the second half of the 2009 K-League season.[2] Léo Paulista played an important part in improving the winning record of Daegu FC, the club having only won a single league game by the time Leo joined the team. Léo Paulista would score 4 goals in 14 appearances in the 2009 K-League, and helped put together a four-game winning streak, which although not improving their final league position, at least ensured the team finished the season more positively than it seemed mid-season.

Léo Paulista,who was unattached after end of the contract with Daegu FC, moved to Volta Redonda in February 2011.

In January 2012, Léo Paulista signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Tunisian club Étoile Sportive du Sahel.

References

  1. ^ "Leopoldo Roberto Markovsky piłkarzem Górnika" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  2. ^ "대구FC 브라질 공격수 레오 영입" (in Korean). Daegu FC. Retrieved 20 September 2009.[permanent dead link‍]