Carlos Paulo Martins Carneiro (born 27 December 1975) is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a

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. He played mostly for

Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...

during his 16-year senior career, amassing

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totals of 172 matches and 24 goals over eight seasons and also representing in competition Vitória de Guimarães and Gil Vicente.

Playing career

During his early career,

-born Carneiro played for

F.C. Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal stadi ...

(he would represent boyhood club on three separate stints) and

S.C. Covilhã Sporting Clube da Covilhã, commonly known as just Sporting da Covilhã, is Portuguese association football, football club from the city of Covilhã that plays in the second-tier Liga Portugal 2. The club was founded in 1923. Their nickname is the ...

, the latter in the

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. In summer 2003, after his second spell at Paços, he signed with Vitória de Guimarães, moving in January 2005 to fellow

team

Gil Vicente FC Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese football club that plays in Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country, and it is named after the Portugues ...

. Carneiro spent the 2006–07 season in

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with

Panionios FC Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

, and began the following in England at

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side

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, signing on 17 July 2007 subject to international clearance. However, he left the latter after having his contract terminated on 5 November, rejoining his first professional club in January 2008. After an additional one and a half years at Paços, being irregularly used and almost always as a late substitute, the 33-year-old Carneiro left for

F.C. Vizela Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese football club based in Vizela, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal Bwin, holding home games at the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a capacity for 6,100 spect ...

in the third tier. In January 2010, he joined

F.C. Penafiel Futebol Clube de Penafiel ( or ) is a Portuguese Association football, football club founded on 8 February 1951 and based in the city of Penafiel, Portugal, Penafiel. Brief history Penafiel first reached the Portuguese Liga, first division in Po ...

of the second.

Management career

In May 2010, after helping his last team easily retain their status, Carneiro retired from football and rejoined main club Paços Ferreira as its director of football. Six years later, in the same capacity, he signed with

C.D. Tondela Clube Desportivo de Tondela () is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of Tondela, located in Viseu District, and play in the Estádio João Cardoso ...

. On 20 May 2019, Carneiro returned to Paços de Ferreira still as a

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carneiro, Carlos 1975 births Living people People from Paços de Ferreira Sportspeople from Porto District Portuguese footballers Association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players A.D. Lousada players S.C. Covilhã players Vitória S.C. players Gil Vicente F.C. players F.C. Vizela players F.C. Penafiel players Super League Greece players Panionios F.C. players English Football League players Walsall F.C. players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England