In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is de Matos.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Gomes de Matos | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-01-25) 25 January 1984 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Riachão do Jacuípe, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Juventude | ||
| 2002–2005 | São Paulo | 7 | (2) |
| 2005 | Náutico | ||
| 2006 | Vitória | ||
| 2007 | Gama | ||
| 2008 | América-RN | ||
| 2009 | Criciúma | ||
| 2009 | Confiança | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Mixto | ||
| 2011 | Paraná | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Goianésia | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | Jacuipense | ||
| 2014–2015 | Estrela do Norte | 7 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Al Ansar | 11 | (2) |
| 2016 | Formiga | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paulo Gomes de Matos (born 25 January 1984) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
On 19 June 2005, Matos debuted for São Paulo alongside future Brazil international Hernanes, scoring in a 1–0 win against Botafogo. After his retirement, he would regard that moment as the best in his career.
On 26 November 2005, Matos played for Náutico in that year's Série B promotion play-off final against Grêmio; the match was dubbed the Batalha dos Aflitos, and was played at the Estádio dos Aflitos. During the match, Náutico received two penalties, and Grêmio had four players with red cards, yet Gremio won 1–0. After that game, Matos became depressed, barely slept or ate, did not speak to anybody for two weeks, and vowed to never to go near that stadium again.
References
- Paulo Matos faz gol, vira herói e guarda a bola folha.uol.com.br
- Herói do São Paulo em 2005, Paulo Matos virou assistente social e dono de loja spfc.net
- ^ Momento de torcedor: ex-São Paulo, atacante recorda fase no time de 2005 globoesporte.globo.com
External links
- Paulo Matos at Soccerway
- Paulo Matos at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)
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