Paulo Pereira (footballer)

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Paulo Pereira
Personal information
Full name Paulo António do Prado Pereira
Date of birth (1965-08-27) 27 August 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth Campinas, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 São Bento
1987–1988 Monterrey 19 (3)
1988–1994 Porto 88 (15)
1992–1993Vitória Guimarães (loan) 19 (2)
1994–1996 Benfica 19 (2)
1996–1998
Genoa
46 (2)
1998–1999
Reggiana
8 (0)
2000
Bragantino
Total 199 (24)
Managerial career
2008–2009
Avaí
(assistant)
2010
Grêmio
(assistant)
2010
Flamengo
(assistant)
2011–2012
Guarani
(assistant)
2013 Náutico (assistant)
2012–2013 América (assistant)
2014 Portuguesa (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo António do Prado Pereira (born 27 August 1965) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defender.

Over the course of 8 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 126 games, and 19 goals, mainly at Porto, but also representing rivals Benfica, winning seven titles between them.

Career

Born in Campinas, Pereira career started at Esporte Clube São Bento, competing exclusively in the regional league, Campeonato Paulista, and never finish higher than ninth. After three years at Bentão, he moved to the Mexican league, joining Monterrey for the 1987-88 season.[1]

In 1988, he moved to the

Aloísio and Fernando Couto.[3]

With his influence diminished, he spent one season on loan to

With the Italian team was competing in the

Reggina, succeeding on getting the club promoted in his only season there.[3]

In 2008, Pereira started working as an assistant manager, often with his brother as main coach, passing through several clubs, the most known being

Personal life

He is the young brother of the footballer Eli Carlos, and the twin brother of Brazilian international Paulo Silas.[9]

Honours

Porto[4]
Benfica [10]

References

  1. ^ "Paulo Antonio do Prado". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Dragões no Xadrez" [Dragons in the Chess]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22861): 17. 9 January 1989. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b João Tiago Figueiredo (12 January 2017). ""Dois meses no Benfica e naturalizei-me, no Porto nem em dois anos"" ["Two months at Benfica and was given citizenship, in Porto, not in two years"]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b Filipe Caetano (21 April 2001). ""Os melhores anos"" ["The best years"]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Benfica 3-1 União Madeira Stats". ForadeJogo. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  6. ^ Norberto Lopes (1 March 2003). "Paulo Pereira: "Arrependi-me de ter ido para o Benfica"" [Paulo Pereira "I regret going to Benfica"]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Acabou o derby, agora vem o Paulistão?" [The derby is over, who comes next in the Paulistão?]. Gazeta do Barão (in Portuguese). 28 January 2013. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Técnico interino do Guarani espera surpreender Penapolense" [Guarini's interim manager hopes to surprise Penapolense]. Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 2 April 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Silas (ex-Sporting) e Paulo Pereira (ex-F.C. Porto e Benfica) no Grémio" [Silas, former Sporting and Paulo Pereira, former Porto and Benfica sign with Grémio]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 7 December 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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