Paulo Sérgio (footballer, born 1969)

Paulo Sérgio Silvestre do Nascimento (born 2 June 1969), commonly known as Paulo Sérgio is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward.[1] Whilst at German club Bayern Munich, he won the Champions League in 2001.[2]

For other people named Paulo Sérgio, see Paulo Sérgio (disambiguation).

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Silvestre and the second or paternal family name is do Nascimento.
Paulo Sérgio
Paulo Sérgio in 2005.
Personal information
Full name Paulo Sérgio Silvestre do Nascimento
Date of birth (1969-06-03) 3 June 1969
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1993 Corinthians 64 (5)
1989–1990 → Novorizontino (loan) 0 (0)
1993–1997 Bayer Leverkusen 121 (47)
1997–1999 Roma 64 (24)
1999–2002 Bayern Munich 77 (21)
2002 Al-Wahda (UAE) 0 (0)
2003 Bahia 8 (0)
Total 334 (97)
National team
1991–1994 Brazil 13 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Paulo Sérgio rose to prominence at Corinthians, where he was a key player in the early 1990s. In 1993, he was signed by Bayer Leverkusen, where he played for four seasons. His form was good enough for him to be included in the Brazilian national team, although he was not among the top scorers of Bundesliga. He was rated as a top class second striker.

In 1997, Paulo Sérgio was bought by Italian giants Roma, where he played for two seasons. He formed an effective striking partnership with the emerging Francesco Totti and Marco Delvecchio, scoring 22 goals in 57 league appearances. When Roma signed Vincenzo Montella from relegated Sampdoria in 1999, he moved on. FC Bayern Munich became his new employer, and in his three years at Bayern, he won both Champions League and Bundesliga, his finest club honours.

In 2002, Bayern signed several new players, and Paulo Sérgio was no longer in the first team plans, prompting him to move to Al-Wahda in Abu Dhabi, before finishing his career back in Bahia in his native Brazil.

International career

Paulo Sérgio was capped for Brazil 13 times between 1991 and 1994, scoring twice, and was a member of the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

Club
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Continental
Super Cup		 Intercontinental Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
1988CorinthiansSérie A70—————70
1989NovorizontinoPaulista0000————00
19900000————00
1990CorinthiansSérie A192??————192
1991151??1074——235
1992232??————232
1993????————??
1993–94Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga3217431051——4221
1994–9528925—84——3818
1995–9628451————335
1996–97331710————3417
1997–98RomaSerie A341252————3914
1998–99301220—60——3812
1999–2000Bayern MunichBundesliga28135121137——4822
2000–012651000113——388
2001–0223320101220010395
2002–03Al Wahda FCUAE Football League0000————00
2003BahiaSérie A80??————80

Honours

Club

Bayern Munich

International

Brazil

References
  1. "Paulo Sérgio". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. "Champions League final clockwatch". BBC SPort. 23 May 2001. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
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