João Paulo Andrade, known as
João Paulo (born June 6, 1981 in
Porto de MósPorto de Mós is a town in the district of Leiria in Portugal. It is in the Centro region and the Pinhal Litoral subregion. Porto de Mós is seat of the municipality of the same name. The municipality's population was 24,271 as of the 2001 census, and a 2004 estimate places it at 24,775...
,
LeiriaLeiria is a city in Leiria Municipality in the Centro Region, Portugal. It is the capital of Leiria District. The city proper has 50,200 inhabitants and the entire municipality has nearly 120,000...
) is a
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footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
centre back, who currently plays for Le Mans, in
Ligue 1Ligue 1 is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. One member club, AS Monaco, is based in the independent Principality of Monaco, rather than in France proper...
. He can also appear as a defensive midfielder.
A product of União Desportiva de Leiria's youth ranks, João Paulo was loaned to modest União de Tomar in 2000-01, re-joining Leiria in
the following season-Overview:It was contested by 18 teams, and Sporting Clube de Portugal won the championship.-League standings:...
, being coached by a young
José MourinhoJosé Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho,
GOIH is a Portuguese football manager. He is the current manager of Italian Serie A team Internazionale, to whom he is contracted for the following three seasons....
, and quickly becoming an important first-team member, while also being called by the
Portuguese under-21sThe Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation . They are nicknamed "Esperanças." Esperança means hope, thus they are Portugal's hopes for the future...
.
In January 2003, having already gained the
captain's armbandThe team captain of a football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team: it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game...
, he was loaned to
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, but appeared sparingly for the
lions.
After having performed the last two seasons in great shape, Paulo was tipped to be transferred to one of the
PortuguesePortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east...
greats and, in June 2006, F.C.
João Paulo Andrade, known as
João Paulo (born June 6, 1981 in
Porto de MósPorto de Mós is a town in the district of Leiria in Portugal. It is in the Centro region and the Pinhal Litoral subregion. Porto de Mós is seat of the municipality of the same name. The municipality's population was 24,271 as of the 2001 census, and a 2004 estimate places it at 24,775...
,
LeiriaLeiria is a city in Leiria Municipality in the Centro Region, Portugal. It is the capital of Leiria District. The city proper has 50,200 inhabitants and the entire municipality has nearly 120,000...
) is a
PortuguesePortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east...
footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
centre back, who currently plays for Le Mans, in
Ligue 1Ligue 1 is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. One member club, AS Monaco, is based in the independent Principality of Monaco, rather than in France proper...
. He can also appear as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
A product of União Desportiva de Leiria's youth ranks, João Paulo was loaned to modest União de Tomar in 2000-01, re-joining Leiria in
the following season-Overview:It was contested by 18 teams, and Sporting Clube de Portugal won the championship.-League standings:...
, being coached by a young
José MourinhoJosé Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho,
GOIH is a Portuguese football manager. He is the current manager of Italian Serie A team Internazionale, to whom he is contracted for the following three seasons....
, and quickly becoming an important first-team member, while also being called by the
Portuguese under-21sThe Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation . They are nicknamed "Esperanças." Esperança means hope, thus they are Portugal's hopes for the future...
.
In January 2003, having already gained the
captain's armbandThe team captain of a football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team: it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game...
, he was loaned to
Sporting Clube de PortugalSporting Clube de Portugal , also known as Sporting CP, Sporting, and often referred to mistakenly in the English speaking world as Sporting Lisbon, is a Portuguese sports club based in Portugal's capital city of Lisbon. The club is particularly renowned for its football department...
, but appeared sparingly for the
lions.
After having performed the last two seasons in great shape, Paulo was tipped to be transferred to one of the
PortuguesePortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east...
greats and, in June 2006, F.C. Porto agreed his transfer. However, during preseason, he suffered a major
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injury that kept him out of action for several months.He only served as third or fourth option at the northern side; on two rare starts, he netted in a 3-0 win at former side Leiria, and was sent off in the
Portuguese Cup 2008 finalThe Taça de Portugal 2007-08 is the 68th edition of the Portuguese football knockout tournament won by Sporting, which was their fifteenth win overall and their second consecutive win. The 2007-08 edition brought no great surprises as the favorites reached the final rounds...
, against Sporting.
In August 2008, João Paulo, alongside teammate
PitbullCláudio Mejolaro, aka Pitbull , is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for C.S. Marítimo on loan from F.C. Porto, as a striker.-Football career:...
, was loaned to
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n outfit FC Rapid Bucureşti, joining compatriot
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, whom signed as manager.
In August 2009, João Paulo signs a three-years contract with Le Mans. The transfer fee was priced at €1,5M.
International career
Internationally, Paulo represented the
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at the
2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-21 Championship 2004, which spanned two years , had 48 entrants. Of the teams to reach the final eight, Germany were chosen as the hosts....
and the
Summer Olympics in the same yearThe football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...
.
Honours
- FC Porto:
- Portuguese League
The Portuguese Liga , currently named Liga Sagres after its main sponsor, is the league competition for Portuguese professional football clubs located at the top of the Portuguese football league system , making it Portugal's primary football competition.The Liga is presently contested by 16 clubs...
: 2006-07, 2007-08The 2007-08 Portuguese Liga season was the 74th since its establishment, and started on 17 August 2007. The fixtures were announced in 12 July 2007. FC Porto were the defending champions, having won their 21st title the previous season. The season ended on 11 May 2008...
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