Paulão (footballer, born 1969)

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.^[1]

Paulão was only a fringe player in his second season with Benfica, playing in only seven official matches. He then left for fellow top-division side Académica de Coimbra, where he was also featured sparingly.^[2]

Subsequently, Paulão spent four years in the second division with S.C. Espinho,^[3][4] 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.^[1][2]

Paulão played for Angola for eight years, his debut coming in 1993.^[5] 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.^[6]

During his tenure with the national team, Paulão appeared in eight FIFA World Cup qualification games, winning five of those.^[7] Additionally, he also played at the Europe XI v Africa XI friendly game in 1997.^[8]

Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each goal.^[9]

List of international goals scored by Paulao

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

Paulão died on 17 August 2021 in Luanda, at the age of 51.^[10]

• Paulão at ForaDeJogo (archived)