Dorvalino Alves Maciel (born 1 June 1977), known as Lino, is a Brazilian former

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who played as a

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Club career

Early years / Portugal

Born in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

, Lino represented several clubs in his country's Série A. In

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he scored five goals for

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, but his team ranked dead last. In 2006, Lino moved to Portugal, signing for Académica de Coimbra. He only missed one game in his first and only season, but the side only narrowly avoided relegation. He subsequently joined fellow league club

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, appearing rarely during his spell but scoring in a 3–1 home win against Fenerbahçe S.K. for the campaign's

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PAOK

In the 2009 January

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, Lino signed for

PAOK FC P.A.O.K. FC ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΟΚ, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών, '' Panthessaloníkios Athlitikós Ómilos Konstadinoupolitón'', "Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of ...

in the

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. He was selected team MVP in 2013–14, surpassing Stefanos Athanasiadis and

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. PAOK signed him from Porto at age 32. From January 2009 to July 2014 he was first-team regular and left his mark on the club, earning his place as one of the best foreign players to wear a PAOK shirt. He played 220 times, scoring 16 goals, while also contributing 41 assists – making his performances a benchmark for those who followed him.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Porto *

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: 2007–08, 2008–09 *

Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal (; "Cup of Portugal") is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Placard since the 2015–16 seaso ...

: 2008–09 PAOK *

Super League Greece The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

: Runner up 2012–13, 2013–14 *

Greek Football Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...

: Runner up 2013–14

Individual

* PAOK MVP of the Season: 2012-13, 2013–14 *Super League Greece Team of the Year: 2011–12

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lino 1977 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Associação Desportiva São Caetano players Iraty Sport Club players São Paulo FC players Figueirense FC players Esporte Clube Bahia players Fluminense FC players Marília Atlético Clube players Esporte Clube Juventude players Londrina Esporte Clube players Primeira Liga players Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players FC Porto players Super League Greece players PAOK FC players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece PAOK FC non-playing staff