Paulo Santos (Portuguese footballer)

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Personal information
Paulo Santos
Full name	Paulo Jorge Silva Santos
Date of birth	December 11, 1972
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	184 cm
Position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Braga
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1991 - 92 1992 - 93 1993 - 94 1994 - 95 1995 - 98 1998 - 2001 2001 - 2002 2002 - 2003 2004 -	Mirense Moscavide Benfica Penafiel Estrela Alverca Porto Varzim Braga	26 (0) 33 (0) 1 (0) 19 (0) 59 (0) 67 (0) 8 (0) 2 (0) 67 (0)
National team**
2005 -	Portugal	1 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 26 July 2006.

Paulo Santos (pron. IPA: ['paulu 'sɐ̃tuʃ]), full name: Paulo Jorge Silva Santos, (born December 11, 1972 in Lisbon) is an Portuguese football goalkeeper who currently, as of May 2006, plays for SC Braga.

He won one cap for national team, in 16 November 2005, in a friendly match with Northern Ireland (1-1), in Belfast. He was called up to the 2006 World Cup as a late replacement for the injured Bruno Vale.

He won the Portuguese championship on 1993-1994 with Benfica, by playing 1 minute on the last game.

[edit] Teams and clubs

1993-1994: Benfica
1994-1995: FC Penafiel
1995-1998: Estrela Amadora
1998-2001: FC Alverca
2001-2002: FC Porto
2002-2003: Varzim SC on loan from Porto
2003-present: SC Braga
Portugal national football team
- 16 November 2005 -
- debut against Northern Ireland in Belfast.

	Portugal squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place
1 Ricardo \| 2 Ferreira \| 3 Caneira \| 4 Costa \| 5 Meira \| 6 Costinha \| 7 Figo \| 8 Petit \| 9 Pauleta \| 10 Viana \| 11 Simão \| 12 Quim \| 13 Miguel \| 14 Valente \| 15 Boa Morte \| 16 Carvalho \| 17 Ronaldo \| 18 Maniche \| 19 Tiago \| 20 Deco \| 21 Nuno Gomes \| 22 Santos \| 23 Postiga \| Coach: Scolari