Luís Paulo (footballer, born 1977)

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Luís Paulo
Personal information
Full name Luís Paulo Santos de Souza
Date of birth (1977-07-10) 10 July 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Figueirópolis, Brazil
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Goiás
1999 Botafogo
2000 São Paulo
2001 Caxias
2002 Paraná
2003 Paulista
2004 Criciúma
2005 Paysandu
2005 Caxias
2006 Iraty
2006 Coritiba
2006–2007 Santa Cruz
2007 Ceilândia
2008 Canedense
2009 Coruripe
2009 Poços de Caldas
2009 Juventus-SP
2010–2011 Aparecidense
2011–2012 Trindade
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2023

Luís Paulo Santos de Souza (born 10 July 1977), also known as Luís Paulo is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right back.[1]

Career[edit]

Luís Paulo started his career in Goiás where he was state champion three times, and in 1999 he competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro for Botafogo FR.

In 2000, he was presented as a reinforcement for São Paulo FC alongside Evair. in the club, he gained the nickname "Luís Paulo ET" in reference to the character in Steven Spielberg's film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, with whom he had a great physical similarity at the time.[2]

He also played for Criciúma, Coritiba, Paysandu and Santa Cruz with some prominence.[3]

Honours[edit]

Goiás
São Paulo
Paysandu
Aparecidense

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ "LUÍS PAULO - LATERAL SPFC". Blog Soberano Arruda (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Santa contrata lateral Luís Paulo". Jornal de Brasília (in Portuguese). 18 December 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

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