Paulo António Alves’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Association football player from Angola
A.K.A. Paulão
Is Athlete 
Football player 
Association football player 
From Angola 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 22 October 1969, Luanda, Angola
Age: 50 years
Star sign Libra
Stats
Height: 184 cm
Sports Teams
Vitória F.C.
Angola national football team
Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio
S.L. Benfica
Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.
S.C. Espinho
Atlético Petróleos Luanda
Atlético Sport Aviação
Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense

Paulo António Alves (born 22 October 1969), commonly known as Paulão, is an Angolan retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Luanda, Paulão arrived in Portugal in 1994, where he would spend the following eight years of his career, joining Vitória F.C. from Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio. After one season he signed for Primeira Liga club S.L. Benfica, appearing in 18 games in his first year and scoring three goals as the team finished second 11 points behind FC Porto.

Paulão was only a fringe player in his second season with Benfica, playing in only seven official matches. He then left for fellow top level side Académica de Coimbra, where he was also featured sparingly.

Subsequently, Paulão spent four years in the second division with S.C. Espinho, after which he returned to his homeland to play with Atlético Petróleos Luanda and Atlético Sport Aviação, retiring in 2004 at the age of nearly 35.

International career

Paulão played for Angola for eight years, his debut coming in 1993. He was a member of the squad that appeared at the 1996 African Cup of Nations in South Africa, netting in a 3–3 draw against Cameroon in an eventual group stage exit.

During his tenure with the national team, Paulão appeared in eight FIFA World Cup qualification games, winning five of those. Additionally, he also played at the Europe XI v Africa XI friendly game in 1997.

International goals

Scores and results list Angola’s goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 February 1993 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Togo 1–0 1–0 1994 World Cup qualification
2. 22 January 1995 Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana  Botswana 1–1 2–1 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 2–1
4. 8 April 1995 Independence, Windhoek, Namibia  Namibia 1–0 2–2 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5. 23 April 1995 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola  Guinea 2–0 3–0 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6. 16 July 1995 Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique  Mozambique 1–2 1–2 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7. 30 July 1995 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola  Botswana 4–0 4–0 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8. 24 January 1996 Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa  Cameroon 2–1 3–3 1996 Africa Cup of Nations
9. 1 June 1996 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda  Uganda 2–0 2–0 1998 World Cup qualification
10. 16 June 1996 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola  Uganda 1–0 3–1 1998 World Cup qualification
11. 3–1
12. 6 October 1996 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Ghana 1–0 1–2 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13. 10 November 1996 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola  Zimbabwe 2–1 2–1 1998 World Cup qualification
14. 30 March 1997 Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique  Mozambique ?–? 2–1 Friendly
15. 6 April 1997 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola  Togo 1–1 3–1 1998 World Cup qualification
16. 23 April 2000 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola  Swaziland 3–0 7–1 2002 World Cup qualification
17. 5–0
18. 16 July 2000 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola  Equatorial Guinea 1–0 4–1 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
19. 17 June 2001 Cabinda, Angola  Burundi 1–0 2–1 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
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