Tinga (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paulo César Fonseca Nascimento | ||
Date of birth | 13 January 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Central midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1997 |
Grêmio | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2003 |
Grêmio | 89 | (7) |
1999 | → Kawasaki Frontale (loan) | 24 | (8) |
2000 | → Botafogo (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2004 |
Sporting CP | 20 | (0) |
2005–2006 |
Internacional | 42 | (6) |
2006–2010 | Borussia Dortmund | 98 | (9) |
2010–2012 |
Internacional | 43 | (3) |
2012–2015 | Cruzeiro | 40 | (1) |
Total | 373 | (35) | |
International career | |||
2001–2007 | Brazil | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paulo César Fonseca do Nascimento (born 13 January 1978), known as Tinga, is a Brazilian former professional
After making a name for himself at
Club career
Born in
In January 2004, following a wages dispute, Tinga left Grêmio and signed with
Tinga returned to Brazil in December 2004, being sold to
On 1 April 2010, after not having his contract with Borussia renewed, the 31-year-old Tinga left the club.[9] He re-joined former club Internacional the following month and, on 17 May 2012, moved to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.
On 30 April 2015, Tinga announced his retirement after his Cruzeiro contract ended.[10]
International career
Tinga made his debut with Brazil in 2001. After a five-year absence he was recalled to the national team by newly appointed manager Dunga, for a friendly against Switzerland, earning his third cap on 15 November 2006.
Racism issue
On 12 February 2014, after a
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | ||
Grêmio
|
1996 | Série A | 0 | 0 |
1997 | 10 | 1 | ||
1998 | 14 | 0 | ||
Total | 24 | 1 | ||
Kawasaki Frontale | 1999 | J2 League | 24 | 8 |
Botafogo | 2000 | Série A | 17 | 1 |
Grêmio
|
2001 | Série A | 11 | 2 |
2002 | 22 | 2 | ||
2003 | 32 | 2 | ||
Total | 65 | 6 | ||
Sporting
|
2003–04 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 |
2004–05 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 20 | 0 | ||
Internacional
|
2005 | Série A | 35 | 5 |
2006 | 7 | 1 | ||
Total | 42 | 6 | ||
Borussia Dortmund | 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 31 | 4 |
2007–08 | 33 | 4 | ||
2008–09 | 27 | 1 | ||
2009–10 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 98 | 9 | ||
Career total | 290 | 31 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Brazil | 2001 | 2 | 0 |
2002 | 0 | 0 | |
2003 | 0 | 0 | |
2004 | 0 | 0 | |
2005 | 0 | 0 | |
2006 | 1 | 0 | |
2007 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Honours
Club
Internacional
Cruzeiro
Individual
References
- ^ Tinga und Nomadenleben eines Profifußballers (Tinga and the nomad life of a professional footballer); Der Westen, 7 May 2010 (in German)
- ^ Tinga targets Sporting success; UEFA.com, 19 January 2004
- ^ "Só há uma vaga para reforços" [Only one new can be registered] (in Portuguese). Record. 14 October 2005. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Sporting 2–0 Rapid Wien". UEFA.com. 16 September 2004. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ Portuguese pair keeping busy; UEFA.com, 22 December 2004
- ^ "Relatório da diretoria (2006)" [Directory report (2006)] (PDF) (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ Dortmund bring in Tinga; UEFA.com, 17 August 2006
- kicker, 26 August 2006 (in German)
- ^ BVB: Vertrag von Tinga wird nicht verlängert (BVB: Tinga's contract will not be extended); Bild, 1 April 2010 (in German)
- Globo Esporte, 30 April 2015 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Alvo de racismo no Peru, Tinga afirma: "Trocaria todos meus títulos por igualdade" (Racism target in Peru, Tinga claims: "I would trade all my titles for equality"); Super Esportes, 13 February 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Tinga". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "Em 2005, melhores do Campeonato Brasileiro recebem prêmio Craque do Brasileirão" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2016.