Paulão (footballer, born 1969)

Paulo António Alves (22 October 1969–17 August 2021), commonly known as Paulão, was an Angolan footballer who played as a midfielder.

For other people named Paulo Alves, see Paulo Alves (disambiguation).
Paulão
Personal information
Full name Paulo António Alves
Date of birth (1969-10-22)22 October 1969
Place of birth Luanda, Portuguese Angola
Date of death 17 August 2021(2021-08-17) (aged 51)
Place of death Luanda, Angola
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Primeiro de Maio
1994–1995 Vitória Setúbal 19 (1)
1995–1997 Benfica 23 (3)
1997–1998 Académica 13 (0)
1998–2002 Espinho 92 (21)
2002 Petro Atlético
2003–2004 ASA
Total 147 (25)
International career
1993–2001 Angola 52 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Luanda, Paulão arrived in Portugal in 1994, where he would spend the following eight years of his career, joining Vitória F.C. from Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio. After one season he signed for Primeira Liga club S.L. Benfica, appearing in 18 games in his first year and scoring three goals as the team finished second 11 points behind FC Porto.[1]

Paulão was only a fringe player in his second season with Benfica, playing in only seven official matches. He then left for fellow top-division side Académica de Coimbra, where he was also featured sparingly.[2]

Subsequently, Paulão spent four years in the second division with S.C. Espinho,[3][4] after which he returned to his homeland to play with Atlético Petróleos Luanda and Atlético Sport Aviação, retiring in 2004 at the age of nearly 35.[1][2]

International career

Paulão played for Angola for eight years, his debut coming in 1993.[5] He was a member of the squad that appeared at the 1996 African Cup of Nations in South Africa, netting in a 3–3 draw against Cameroon in an eventual group stage exit.[6]

During his tenure with the national team, Paulão appeared in eight FIFA World Cup qualification games, winning five of those.[7] Additionally, he also played at the Europe XI v Africa XI friendly game in 1997.[8]

International goals
Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Paulao
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
128 February 1993Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo Togo1–01–01994 World Cup qualification
222 January 1995Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Botswana1–12–11996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
32–1
48 April 1995Independence, Windhoek, Namibia Namibia1–02–21996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
523 April 1995Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Guinea2–03–01996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
616 July 1995Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique Mozambique1–21–21996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
730 July 1995Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Botswana4–04–01996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
824 January 1996Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa Cameroon2–13–31996 Africa Cup of Nations
91 June 1996Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Uganda2–02–01998 World Cup qualification
1016 June 1996Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Uganda1–03–11998 World Cup qualification
113–1
126 October 1996Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Ghana1–01–21998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1310 November 1996Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Zimbabwe2–12–11998 World Cup qualification
1430 March 1997Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique Mozambique?–?2–1Friendly
156 April 1997Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Togo1–13–11998 World Cup qualification
1623 April 2000Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Swaziland3–07–12002 World Cup qualification
175–0
1816 July 2000Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola Equatorial Guinea1–04–12002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1917 June 2001Cabinda, Angola Burundi1–02–12002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Death

Paulão died on 17 August 2021 in Luanda, at the age of 51.[10]

References
  1. "Adeus de Paulão com um golo" [Paulão's farewell with a goal]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 November 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. "Futebol: Paulão despede-se dos relvados diante do Petro do Huambo" [Football: Paulão says goodbye to the fields against Petro do Huambo] (in Portuguese). Angola Press News Agency. 5 November 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  3. Giro, Rui (9 September 1999). "Bodunha: «Sp. Espinho é o clube mais falado em Angola»" [Bodunha: "Sp. Espinho is the most spoken club in Angola"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  4. "Mendonça e Mantorras «reforçam» Angola" [Mendonça and Mantorras "bolster" Angola]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 January 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  5. Mamrud, Roberto. "Paulo António Alves "Paulão" – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. Courtney, Barrie. "African Nations Cup 1996 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  7. Paulão – FIFA competition record (archived)
  8. Morrison, Neil. "1997 Matches – Other Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  9. Paulão at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. "Morreu Paulão, antigo jogador do Benfica e da seleção angolana" [Death of Paulão, former Benfica and Angola national team player] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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