Paulo Santos (Portuguese footballer)

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Personal information
Paulo Santos
Full name	Paulo Jorge Silva Santos
Date of birth	December 11, 1972 (1972-12-11) (age 35)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Sporting Braga
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-98 1998-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-	Mirense Olivais e Moscavide SL Benfica FC Penafiel Estrela Amadora FC Alverca FC Porto Varzim SC SC Braga	26 (0) 33 (0) 1 (0) 19 (0) 59 (0) 67 (0) 8 (0) 2 (0) 96 (0)
National team²
2005 -	Portugal	1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 26 July 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

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 March 2007, plays for SC Braga. He won the Portuguese championship on 1993-1994 with SL Benfica, playing 1 minute on the last game.

In 2005-06, when Braga midfielder Andrés Madrid deflected the ball in for an own goal, he was beaten for the first time in 595 minutes, just 40 minutes short of the record set by legendary Benfica goalkeeper Manuel Bento. In the only other time he had conceded that season so far, FK Crvena Zvezda claimed the away goal that ended Braga's UEFA Cup campaign at the first round for the second year running.

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.

[edit] Teams and clubs

1991-1992: Mirense
1992-1993: C.D. Olivais e Moscavide
1993-1994: SL 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

[edit] Honours

Portuguese Liga (1994)

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