Paulo Ferreira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right Back, Left Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
 Chelsea FC | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 28, 2007 | |||
Paulo Ferreira (pron. IPA: ['paulu fɨ'ʁɐiɾɐ]), full name Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira, OIH, born January 18, 1979, is a Portuguese football player. Ferreira is predominantly a right-back, but has also played at left-back and in central defence for Chelsea. He has won 35 international caps for his country.
He started his career in the Portuguese Second Division for GD Estoril Praia. He then moved to Vitoria Setubal at the start of the 2001/2002 season. During these years, he accumulated 27 caps for the Portuguese Under-21 side. Due to his excellent performances in the Portuguese Super Liga, he moved to FC Porto in the summer of 2002, signed by then-coach José Mourinho. Ferreira was previously a right-sided midfielder until he met Mourinho at Porto.
In the following season, he won the League and Cup double domestically but the capture of the UEFA Cup over Celtic in Seville was the highlight of an exceptional season. The next season brought another Portuguese Liga title but more importantly he played every minute of FC Porto's shock UEFA Champions League win.
He was called up to the national team for Portugal's Euro 2004 campaign and started their opening game against Greece, but a series of mistakes in the game saw him dropped for Miguel for the rest of the tournament. He did, however, come on in Portugal's defeat in the final following an injury to Miguel Monteiro.
After playing for FC Porto for two years he joined Chelsea for £13,200,000 at the beginning of the 2004-2005 season. At Stamford Bridge, Ferreira was reunited with his former manager José Mourinho and former teammate Ricardo Carvalho, both of whom were also signed by Chelsea in the offseason.
Ferreira's first goal for Chelsea came almost two years after he joined the club, in a 3-1 victory over Colchester United in the fourth round of the FA Cup in March 2006. As of December 2006 it is still his only goal for Chelsea.
Paulo made two appearances for Portugal in the 2006 World Cup. In the semi-final against France, which Portugal lost 0-1, Paulo came on in the second half for the injured Miguel. Paulo then started the third place playoff against the host country Germany, which the Germans won 3-1.
Honours
- UEFA Cup (2003)
- Portuguese Superliga (2003,2004)
- Portuguese Cup (2003)
- UEFA Champions League (2004)
- FA Premier League (2005,2006)
- Football League Cup (2005)
External links
Template:Portugal Squad 2004 European Football Championship
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