Paulo António Alves

Paulo António Alves simply known with the name Paulão was born on the 22^nd October 1969. He is a retired Angolan international football player who played the role of a midfielder for the country.

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Club Career

Paulão was born in Luanda, he arrived in Portugal in the year 1994, and it was there that he spent the first 8 years of his football career. He started with Primeiro de Maio in his country and upon his relocation to Portugal, Paulão joined Vitoria Setubal for the 1994/95 season. He played the total of 19 matches for the club, recording a goal to his name for the club. He joined Benfica in the year1995, playing the total of 23 games and recording 3 goals to his name for the club.

Paulão left Benfica in the summer of the year 1997 and joined Academica, playing the total of 13 games for the club. In the summer of the year 1998, Paulão joined Aspinho. He played the total of 92 games for the club between the year 1998 and the year 2002. He scored 21 goals for the club.

In the year 2002, returned to his country to sign with Atletico Petro and Atletico Sport Avaicao. He retired from active football at the age of 35.

International Career

Paulão was part of the Angolan national team for 12 years. He played his first game for the national team of the country in the year 1989. He was among the players of the national team that played in the 1996 African Cup of Nations in South Africa.

At his time with the national team of the country, he played in 8 FIFA World Cup qualifying games for the country and he won five of the eight games he played but never played in the FIFA World Cup.

From his debut in the year 1989 for the national team of the country, Paulão played the total of 34 matches for the national team of the country with 2 goals recorded to his name. he retired from international football in the year 2001.