Paulinho | |
Fullname: | Paulo Luiz Massariol |
Position: | Forward |
Birth Date: | April 3, 1958 |
Years2: | 1977 - 1980 |
Years3: | 1981 |
Years4: | 1982 |
Years5: | 1983 |
Years6: | 1984–1985 |
Clubs1: | XV de Piracicaba |
Clubs2: | Vasco |
Clubs3: | Palmeiras |
Clubs4: | Grêmio |
Clubs5: | Comercial-RP |
Clubs6: | Leones Negros |
Caps2: | 69 |
Goals2: | 28 |
Caps3: | 6 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Caps4: | 12 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Caps6: | 8 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Paulo Luiz Massariol, commonly known as just Paulinho (born April 3, 1958[1]), is a former Brazilian football forward, who played in several Série A clubs. He was the top goalscorer of the Série A 1978.
Born in São Paulo,[2] Paulinho started his professional career with XV de Piracicaba.[1] Paulinho played 69 Série A games for Vasco[2] between 1977 and 1980,[3] scoring 28 goals,[2] and finished as the Série A 1978 with 19 goals.[4] He then played six Série A games for Palmeiras in 1981, scoring three goals,[2] moving to Grêmio in 1982, in which he scored a goal in 12 Série A games.[2] Paulinho defended Comercial-RP in 1983, and retired in 1989.[1]