Anderson Luiz Pinheiro (born 13 December 1981), known as Paquito, is a Brazilian footballer.

Club career

Born in

Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in ...

, Brazil, Paquito started his European career since arrived at

Napoli Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

in July 2000. In January 2001, his left for

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...

side

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap ...

. On 1 July 2001, he was signed by

Cosenza Cosenza (; local dialect: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000; the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Province of Cosenza, which has a populati ...

. He spent 2002–03 season on loan to Brazil and then left for Challenge League side

Chiasso Chiasso (; lmo, Ciass ) is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. As the southernmost of Switzerland's municipalities, Chiasso is on the border with Italy, in front of Ponte Chiasso (a frazione of C ...

. In 2005–06 season, he played the round 1 match for Chiasso on 16 July 2005, but signed by

Crotone Crotone (, ; nap, label= Crotonese, Cutrone or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Calabria, Italy. Founded as the Achaean colony of Kroton ( grc, Κρότων or ; la, Crotona) in Magna Graecia, it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until ...

soon after. In January 2006 he return to Chiasso, from Italian speaking region

Ticino Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...

. In the next season he was signed by

Swiss Super League The Swiss Super League (known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a Swiss professional league in the top tier of the Swiss football league system and has been played in its current format since the 2003–04 season ...

side

Luzern , neighboring_municipalities= Adligenswil, Ebikon, Emmen, Horw, Kriens, Malters, Meggen, Neuenkirch Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a ...

. He was out-favoured in the 2007–08 season, he left for

Enosis Neon Paralimni Enosis Neon Paralimni Football Club ( el, Ένωση Νέων Παραλιμνίου, ''Enosi Neon Paralimniou'', "Youth Union of Paralimni"), commonly referred to as ENP, is a Cypriot football team from Paralimni. Currently playing in the firs ...

then played with the Luzern B. In January 2009 he left for OFI Heraklion. After a year without a club, he returned to Switzerland for Yverdon-Sport.

Privates

He also holds an Italian passport and is the brother of Juninho.

References

External links

CBF

Swiss Football League Profile

Lega-Calcio Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paquito 1981 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Serie B players Swiss Super League players Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players S.S.C. Napoli players Ravenna F.C. players Cosenza Calcio 1914 players Clube Atlético Juventus players Mirassol Futebol Clube players FC Chiasso players F.C. Crotone players FC Luzern players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players OFI Crete F.C. players Yverdon-Sport FC players Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Greece Association football midfielders Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Footballers from Curitiba Citizens of Italy through descent Brazilian people of Italian descent