João Paulo (footballer, born February 1981)

João Paulo
Personal information
Full name João Paulo Azevedo Barbosa
Date of birth (1981-02-12) 12 February 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Limeira, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Nacional-AM
Youth career
1998–2000 União São João
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 União São João
2004 Ituano
2005 Inter de Limeira
2006 Oeste
2007 América-RN
2007–2008 Rio Branco-ES
2008 Metropolitano
2009 Brasil de Pelotas 9 (0)
2010 Metropolitano 8 (0)
2011 Mogi Mirim 0 (0)
2011 Grêmio Barueri 2 (0)
2012 Catanduvense 0 (0)
2012 Bragantino 0 (0)
2012 Icasa 14 (0)
2013 Joinville 0 (0)
2013 Cuiabá 13 (0)
2014 Metropolitano 0 (0)
2014 Atlético Sorocaba 0 (0)
2015 CSA 0 (0)
2015 Chapecoense 0 (0)
2016 Brusque 12 (0)
2016– Nacional-AM 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2016

João Paulo Azevedo Barbosa (born 12 February 1981), simply known as João Paulo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Nacional-AM as a goalkeeper.

Club career

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Born in Limeira, São Paulo, João Paulo made his senior debuts with União São João in 2000. After subsequently playing for lower teams in the same state, he joined América-RN in 2007.

On 12 February 2008, after appearing with Rio Branco-ES, João Paulo signed for Metropolitano.[1] He left the club in the following year, but after playing for Brasil de Pelotas,[2] returned to Metrô in 2010.

João Paulo moved back to his native state on 2 October 2010, after agreeing to a deal with Mogi Mirim.[3] On 15 April of the following year he joined Grêmio Barueri in Série B,[4] making his debut in the category on 20 May 2011, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Goiás.

On 16 May 2012, after impressing with Grêmio Catanduvense in Campeonato Paulista (despite appearing in only three matches), João Paulo signed for Bragantino.[5] After making no appearances for Braga, he moved to Icasa shortly after.

On 2 January 2013 João Paulo was announced at Joinville.[6] On 13 May he joined Cuiabá,[7] but returned to Metropolitano on 12 November.[8]

On 27 June 2014, João Paulo agreed a contract with Blumenau,[9] but on 2 July joined Atlético Sorocaba.[10] On 3 November he moved to CSA,[11] but rescinded his link on 19 February 2015.

Hours after rescinding with CSA, João Paulo signed a three-month deal with Série A club Chapecoense.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Chegou João Paulo, o novo goleiro contratado (Arrived João Paulo, the new signed goalkeeper) Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine; Metropolitano's official website, 12 February 2008 (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ Goleiro João Paulo deve ser titular do Brasil-Pe na Série C (Goalkeeper João Paulo may be the starter of Brasil-Pe in Série C); Clic RBS. Retrieved on 18 April 2015 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Mogi Mirim contrata goleiro do Metropolitano-SC para Paulistão (Mogi Mirim signs goalkeeper of Metropolitano-SC for the Paulistão); Futebol Interior, 2 October 2010 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Dois jogadores deixam o Mogi Mirim e vão para time da Série B (Two players leave Mogi Mirim and go to a Série B club); Futebol Interior, 15 April 2011 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Bragantino apresenta mais cinco para o Brasileiro da Série B (Bragantino presents further five to Brasileiro Série B); Bragantino's official website, 16 May 2012 (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ Joinville apresenta novos reforços (Joinville presents new additions); Joinville's official website, 2 January 2013 (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ Cuiabá apresenta goleiro e meia armador (Cuiabá presents goalkeeper and playmaker); Cuiabá's official website, 13 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
  8. ^ Metropolitano acerta retorno do goleiro João Paulo (Metropolitano completes return of goalkeeper João Paulo) Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine; Metropolitano's official website, 12 November 2013 (in Portuguese)
  9. ^ Blumenau acerta contratação do goleiro João Paulo, ex-Metropolitano (Blumenau completes signing of goalkeeper João Paulo, former Metropolitano player); Jornal de Santa Catarina, 27 June 2014 (in Portuguese)
  10. ^ João Paulo desiste do Blumenau e assina com Atlético Sorocaba (João Paulo gives up on Blumenau and signs with Atlético Sorocaba); Redação Em Campo, 2 July 2014 (in Portuguese)
  11. ^ Goleiro João Paulo é o novo reforço do CSA (Goalkeeper João Paulo is the new addition of CSA) Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine; CSA's official website, 3 November 2014 (in Portuguese)
  12. ^ Goleiro João Paulo pede desligamento do CSA e acerta com Chapecoense (Goalkeeper João Paulo asks for rescision of CSA and signs with Chapecoense); Globo Esporte, 19 February 2015 (in Portuguese)
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