João Paulo (footballer, born February 1981)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Azevedo and the second or paternal family name is Barbosa.
João Paulo
Personal information
Full name João Paulo Azevedo Barbosa
Date of birth (1981-02-12) 12 February 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Limeira, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Nacional-AM
Youth career
1998–2000 União São João
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 União São João
2004 Ituano
2005 Inter de Limeira
2006 Oeste
2007 América-RN
2007–2008 Rio Branco-ES
2008 Metropolitano
2009 Brasil de Pelotas 9 (0)
2010 Metropolitano 8 (0)
2011 Mogi Mirim 0 (0)
2011 Grêmio Barueri 2 (0)
2012 Catanduvense 0 (0)
2012 Bragantino 0 (0)
2012 Icasa 14 (0)
2013 Joinville 0 (0)
2013 Cuiabá 13 (0)
2014 Metropolitano 0 (0)
2014 Atlético Sorocaba 0 (0)
2015 CSA 0 (0)
2015 Chapecoense 0 (0)
2016 Brusque 12 (0)
2016– Nacional-AM 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2016

João Paulo Azevedo Barbosa (born 12 February 1981), simply known as João Paulo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Nacional-AM as a goalkeeper.

Club career[edit]

Born in Limeira, São Paulo, João Paulo made his senior debuts with União São João in 2000. After subsequently playing for lower teams in the same state, he joined América-RN in 2007.

On 12 February 2008, after appearing with Rio Branco-ES, João Paulo signed for Metropolitano.[1] He left the club in the following year, but after playing for Brasil de Pelotas,[2] returned to Metrô in 2010.

João Paulo moved back to his native state on 2 October 2010, after agreeing to a deal with Mogi Mirim.[3] On 15 April of the following year he joined Grêmio Barueri in Série B,[4] making his debut in the category on 20 May 2011, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Goiás.

On 16 May 2012, after impressing with Grêmio Catanduvense in Campeonato Paulista (despite appearing in only three matches), João Paulo signed for Bragantino.[5] After making no appearances for Braga, he moved to Icasa shortly after.

On 2 January 2013 João Paulo was announced at Joinville.[6] On 13 May he joined Cuiabá,[7] but returned to Metropolitano on 12 November.[8]

On 27 June 2014, João Paulo agreed a contract with Blumenau,[9] but on 2 July joined Atlético Sorocaba.[10] On 3 November he moved to CSA,[11] but rescinded his link on 19 February 2015.

Hours after rescinding with CSA, João Paulo signed a three-month deal with Série A club Chapecoense.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chegou João Paulo, o novo goleiro contratado (Arrived João Paulo, the new signed goalkeeper) Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine; Metropolitano's official website, 12 February 2008 (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ Goleiro João Paulo deve ser titular do Brasil-Pe na Série C (Goalkeeper João Paulo may be the starter of Brasil-Pe in Série C); Clic RBS. Retrieved on 18 April 2015 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Mogi Mirim contrata goleiro do Metropolitano-SC para Paulistão (Mogi Mirim signs goalkeeper of Metropolitano-SC for the Paulistão); Futebol Interior, 2 October 2010 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Dois jogadores deixam o Mogi Mirim e vão para time da Série B (Two players leave Mogi Mirim and go to a Série B club); Futebol Interior, 15 April 2011 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Bragantino apresenta mais cinco para o Brasileiro da Série B (Bragantino presents further five to Brasileiro Série B); Bragantino's official website, 16 May 2012 (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ Joinville apresenta novos reforços (Joinville presents new additions); Joinville's official website, 2 January 2013 (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ Cuiabá apresenta goleiro e meia armador (Cuiabá presents goalkeeper and playmaker); Cuiabá's official website, 13 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
  8. ^ Metropolitano acerta retorno do goleiro João Paulo (Metropolitano completes return of goalkeeper João Paulo) Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine; Metropolitano's official website, 12 November 2013 (in Portuguese)
  9. ^ Blumenau acerta contratação do goleiro João Paulo, ex-Metropolitano (Blumenau completes signing of goalkeeper João Paulo, former Metropolitano player); Jornal de Santa Catarina, 27 June 2014 (in Portuguese)
  10. ^ João Paulo desiste do Blumenau e assina com Atlético Sorocaba (João Paulo gives up on Blumenau and signs with Atlético Sorocaba); Redação Em Campo, 2 July 2014 (in Portuguese)
  11. ^ Goleiro João Paulo é o novo reforço do CSA (Goalkeeper João Paulo is the new addition of CSA) Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine; CSA's official website, 3 November 2014 (in Portuguese)
  12. ^ Goleiro João Paulo pede desligamento do CSA e acerta com Chapecoense (Goalkeeper João Paulo asks for rescision of CSA and signs with Chapecoense); Globo Esporte, 19 February 2015 (in Portuguese)

External links[edit]

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