Paulinho (footballer, born 1958)

Paulo Luiz Massariol, commonly known as just Paulinho (born April 3, 1958^[1]), is a former Brazilian football forward, who played in several Série A clubs. He was the top goalscorer of the Série A 1978.

Paulinho

Personal information
Full name	Paulo Luiz Massariol
Date of birth	(1958-04-03) April 3, 1958 (age 67)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	XV de Piracicaba
1977–1980	Vasco	69	(28)
1981	Palmeiras	6	(3)
1982	Grêmio	12	(1)
1983	Comercial-RP
1984–1985	Leones Negros	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in São Paulo,^[2] Paulinho started his professional career with XV de Piracicaba.^[1] Paulinho played 69 Série A games for Vasco^[2] between 1977 and 1980,^[3] scoring 28 goals,^[2] and finished as the Série A 1978 with 19 goals.^[4] He then played six Série A games for Palmeiras in 1981, scoring three goals,^[2] moving to Grêmio in 1982, in which he scored a goal in 12 Série A games.^[2] Paulinho defended Comercial-RP in 1983, and retired in 1989.^[1]