Paulão (footballer, born 1973)

Paulão
Personal information
Full name	Paulo Frederico Benevenute
Date of birth	26 December 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Santo André, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
	?
	Mogi Mirim
1999	São Paulo
2000–2001	Vitória de Guimarães
2001	Santa Cruz
2002	Juventude
2003	Guarani
2003–2004	Al Khor
2005	Atlético Sorocaba
2006	Vasco da Gama
2007	Rio Branco (SP)
2007	Grêmio Barueri
2009	Madureira
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo Frederico Benevenute (born 26 December 1973), known as Paulão, is a retired Brazilian footballer.

Biography

Born in Santo André, São Paulo state, Paulão played a season for São Paulo FC in 1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, when he passed out in his presentation; he was nicknamed Paulão Desmaio by the supporters.^[1] He then played a season in Portugal for Vitória de Guimarães and moved back to Santa Cruz in August 2001. He played for Juventude in the next season, and left for Guarani in 2003. In October 2003 he left for Al Khor.^[2] In January 2005, he returned to Brazil and signed a contract until the end of 2005 Campeonato Paulista with Atlético Sorocaba. He then played for Série A side Vasco da Gama and Grêmio Barueri of Série B, and also played for Rio Branco Esporte Clube at 2007 Campeonato Paulista.

^ "Em 1999, Paulão desmaia durante apresentação no São Paulo". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
^ "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2003". CBF (in Portuguese). 10 December 2004. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.