Marcos Paulo Alves da Costa (born 11 May 1977), known as Marcos Paulo, is a Brazilian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defensive midfielder
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. At international level, he played for the
Brazil national football team
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.
Career
Although he had shown great potential as a youngster, after spells with several European clubs, such as
Udinese
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,
Sporting CP
Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries, , and
Maccabi Haifa
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, he found himself back in Brazil playing in the second division. At international level, he played 18 times for the Brazil national team and scored two goals (this figure includes under-23 games such as the Olympics). On 27 July 2007, he joined
J1 League
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Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation ...
side
Yokohama FC
is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club was formed by fans of Yokohama Flügels as a protest against Flügels' merger with Yokohama Marinos in 1999, becoming th ...
on loan, and following Yokohama's relegation from the J1 League, on 28 December of the same year he moved to
Shimizu S-Pulse
is a Japanese professional association football, football club located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka (city), Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. S-Pulse is going to compete in the J1 League for the 2025 Season, after winning promotio ...
.
Career statistics
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International
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1977 births
Living people
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Brazil men's international footballers
Copa América–winning players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Serie A players
Primeira Liga players
Ukrainian Premier League players
J1 League players
Cruzeiro EC players
Udinese Calcio players
Sporting CP footballers
Grêmio FBPA players
Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
Guarani FC players
FC Metalist Kharkiv players
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
Yokohama FC players
Shimizu S-Pulse players
Fortaleza Esporte Clube players
1999 Copa América players
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Brazil
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine