Paulo Assunção
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Paulo Assunção da Silva (born 25 January 1980), known as Assunção, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Assunção and the second or paternal family name is Da Silva.
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Full name | Paulo Assunção da Silva[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1980-01-25) 25 January 1980 (age 44)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Várzea Grande, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000 | Palmeiras | 0 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Porto B | 36 | (4) |
2001–2002 | Palmeiras | 24 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Nacional | 50 | (2) |
2004–2008 | Porto | 73 | (0) |
2004–2005 | → AEK Athens (loan) | 24 | (0) |
2008–2012 | Atlético Madrid | 97 | (1) |
2012 | São Paulo | 11 | (0) |
2013 | Deportivo La Coruña | 9 | (0) |
2014 | Levadiakos | 0 | (0) |
Total | 324 | (7) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He was best known for his positioning and tackling, and also held a Portuguese passport due to the many years in spent in the country,[2] mainly at the service of Porto. He also played four years in La Liga with Atlético Madrid, winning two Europa League trophies.