Marcos Paulo
Personal information
Full name Marcos Paulo Alves da Costa
Date of birth (1977-05-11) 11 May 1977
Place of birth Doresópolis, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19962001 Cruzeiro 69 (1)
20012002 Udinese 14 (1)
2002 Cruzeiro 0 (0)
20022003 Sporting CP 3 (0)
2003 Grêmio 15 (0)
20032004 Maccabi Haifa 17 (1)
20042005 Guarani 13 (2)
2005 Metalist Kharkiv 1 (0)
20062007 Portuguesa 25 (0)
2007 Yokohama FC 11 (0)
20082009 Shimizu S-Pulse 37 (1)
2010 Portuguesa 17 (1)
2011 Fortaleza 0 (0)
International career
19992000 Brazil U-23 15 (1)
19992000 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 AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2007Yokohama FCJ1 League1100000110
2008Shimizu S-PulseJ1 League2011050261
20091702140231
CountryJapan 4813190602
Total 4813190602

International

[1]

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
199921
200010
Total31

References

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