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'''João Paulo Maio dos Santos''' (born [[November 21]], [[1970]] in [[Vila do Conde]]), best known as '''Paulinho Santos''', is a retired [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[soccer|footballer]] who played as a [[defensive midfielder]]. |
'''João Paulo Maio dos Santos''' (born [[November 21]], [[1970]] in [[Vila do Conde]]), best known as '''Paulinho Santos''', is a retired [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[soccer|footballer]] who played as a [[defensive midfielder]]. |
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==Club career== |
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Santos started playing with hometown [[Rio Ave FC]], moving in 1992 to [[FC Porto]], helping the latter (often in an instrumental role) to seven [[Portuguese Liga|league titles]] and five [[Portuguese Cup|domestic cups]]. In Porto, he and four others became the only players in the history of Portuguese football to win five consecutive league titles (1994-1999). When Porto won the [[UEFA Cup 2002-03|2003 UEFA Cup]], Santos was already second-fiddle, and retired at the end of [[Portuguese Liga 2002-03|that season]]. |
Santos started playing with hometown [[Rio Ave FC]], moving in 1992 to [[FC Porto]], helping the latter (often in an instrumental role) to seven [[Portuguese Liga|league titles]] and five [[Portuguese Cup|domestic cups]]. In Porto, he and four others became the only players in the history of Portuguese football to win five consecutive league titles (1994-1999). When Porto won the [[UEFA Cup 2002-03|2003 UEFA Cup]], Santos was already second-fiddle, and retired at the end of [[Portuguese Liga 2002-03|that season]]. |
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A player of aggressive approach, he often scuffled with [[Sport Lisboa e Benfica]]'s [[João Vieira Pinto]] during his career: As a symbolic gesture, however, they exchanged shirts before Santos' last match, against [[Sporting CP]] (where Pinto was then playing), at ''[[Estádio das Antas]]'', in June 2003. |
A player of aggressive approach, he often scuffled with [[Sport Lisboa e Benfica]]'s [[João Vieira Pinto]] during his career: As a symbolic gesture, however, they exchanged shirts before Santos' last match, against [[Sporting CP]] (where Pinto was then playing), at ''[[Estádio das Antas]]'', in June 2003. |
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==International career== |
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For [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], Santos received 30 international [[cap (football)|caps]], scoring two goals (including a solo effort in a 1-1 away draw against [[Austria national football team|Austria]], on October 11, 1995) and participating at [[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 1996]], where he played as [[left back]]. |
For [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], Santos received 30 international [[cap (football)|caps]], scoring two goals (including a solo effort in a 1-1 away draw against [[Austria national football team|Austria]], on October 11, 1995) and participating at [[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 1996]], where he played as [[left back]]. |
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Revision as of 00:18, 9 February 2009
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | João Paulo Maio dos Santos | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Retired | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 31, 2005 | |||
João Paulo Maio dos Santos (born November 21, 1970 in Vila do Conde), best known as Paulinho Santos, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Santos started playing with hometown Rio Ave FC, moving in 1992 to FC Porto, helping the latter (often in an instrumental role) to seven league titles and five domestic cups. In Porto, he and four others became the only players in the history of Portuguese football to win five consecutive league titles (1994-1999). When Porto won the 2003 UEFA Cup, Santos was already second-fiddle, and retired at the end of that season.
A player of aggressive approach, he often scuffled with Sport Lisboa e Benfica's João Vieira Pinto during his career: As a symbolic gesture, however, they exchanged shirts before Santos' last match, against Sporting CP (where Pinto was then playing), at Estádio das Antas, in June 2003.
International career
For Portugal, Santos received 30 international caps, scoring two goals (including a solo effort in a 1-1 away draw against Austria, on October 11, 1995) and participating at Euro 1996, where he played as left back.
Honours
- Portuguese League: 1992-93, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2002-03
- Portuguese Cup: 1993-94, 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03
- Portuguese SuperCup: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001
- UEFA Cup: 2002-03
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