Paulo Massaro (born 29 December 1981), is a Brazilian

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and former player who played as a striker. He is the current head coach of

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Career

Born in

Ribeirão Preto Ribeirão Preto (Portuguese pronunciation: �ibejˈɾɐ̃w ˈpɾetu is a municipality and a metropolitan area located in the northeastern region of São Paulo state, Brazil. Ribeirão Preto is the eighth-largest municipality in the State wi ...

, Massaro previously played for

Paraná Clube Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in Curitiba, Paraná founded on 19 December 1989. It competes in the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the second tier of the Paraná state football leag ...

and

Rio Branco Sport Club Rio Branco Sport Club, more commonly referred to as Rio Branco do Paraná or simply Rio Branco, is a Brazilian professional association football club in Paranaguá, Paraná which currently plays in Campeonato Paranaense, the top division of the P ...

in the

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. His former manager, Saulo de Freitas, brought him from Rio Branco to Paraná. Paulo joined Valletta F.C. during the winter break for the 2008–09 season.

References

1981 births Living people Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian footballers Paraná Clube players Valletta F.C. players Rio Branco Sport Club players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Men's association football forwards Brazilian football managers Clube Atlético Metropolitano managers Joinville Esporte Clube managers Rio Branco Sport Club managers Footballers from Ribeirão Preto Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano managers {{Brazil-footy-forward-1980s-stub