Marco Paulo (footballer, born 1976) explained

Marco Paulo
Fullname:Marco Paulo Rebelo Lopes
Birth Date:6 June 1976
Birth Place:Luanda, Angola
Height:1.89 m
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1987–1989
Youthclubs1:Lourel
Youthyears2:1989–1992
Youthclubs2:Rio de Mouro
Youthyears3:1993–1995
Youthclubs3:Ramilux
Years1:1995–1997
Caps1:36
Goals1:5
Years2:1997–1998
Years3:1998–2000
Caps3:53
Goals3:10
Years4:2000–2001
Years5:2001–2004
Caps5:94
Goals5:33
Years6:2004–2006
Caps6:57
Goals6:13
Years7:2006–2007
Caps7:7
Goals7:0
Totalcaps:247
Totalgoals:61
Nationalyears1:1997
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2004–2005
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals2:1

Marco Paulo Rebelo Lopes (born 6 June 1976), known as Marco Paulo, is an Angolan retired footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Marco Paulo was born in Luanda. He made his senior debut with F.C. Alverca in the Segunda Liga as they acted as S.L. Benfica's farm team, and subsequently moved to the lower leagues where he represented three clubs, helping G.D. Estoril Praia return to the second tier at the end of the 2002–03 season with a career-best 16 goals in 35 games.

Marco Paulo then moved abroad, where he would appear for Stade Lavallois (France, Ligue 2) and Ionikos FC (Super League Greece).[1] He had his only top-flight experience with the latter, playing less than one third of the matches and with his side finishing in last position; he retired from football in June 2007, aged 31.

International career

Marco Paulo opted to represent Angola internationally, going on to win five caps. Four of those came during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, against Algeria, Gabon and Zimbabwe (twice), scoring against the second nation in a 2–2 away draw.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Marco Paulo no Ionikos. Marco Paulo to Ionikos. Record. pt. 20 July 2006. 16 August 2022.
  2. Web site: 2004 matches. Barrie. Courtney. RSSSF. 16 August 2022.