Paulo Dinarte Gouveia Pestana (born 30 January 1985 in
Funchal
Funchal () officially Funchal City (), is the capital, largest city and a Municipality (Portugal), municipality in Portugal's Madeira, Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it ...
,
Madeira
Madeira ( ; ), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (), is an autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous region of Portugal. It is an archipelago situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, in the region of Macaronesia, just under north of ...
), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Portuguese former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...
.
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1985 births
Living people
Portuguese men's footballers
Footballers from Funchal
Men's association football midfielders
Primeira Liga players
Segunda Divisão players
Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
C.S. Marítimo players
A.D. Os Limianos players
Cypriot Second Division players
Onisilos Sotira players
Liga I players
Liga II players
FC Progresul București players
FC Astra Giurgiu players
CS Concordia Chiajna players
FC Universitatea Cluj players
CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players
ASC Oțelul Galați players
TFF 1. Lig players
Göztepe S.K. footballers
Portugal men's youth international footballers
Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
21st-century Portuguese sportsmen