Tinga (footballer)

Paulo César Fonseca do Nascimento (born 13 January 1978) is a former Brazilian football player.

Tinga

Tinga as a Borussia Dortmund player (2006)
Personal information
Full name	Paulo César Fonseca Nascimento
Date of birth	(1978-01-13) 13 January 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
1994–1997	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2003	Grêmio	89	(7)
1999	→ Kawasaki Frontale (loan)	24	(8)
2000	→ Botafogo (loan)	17	(1)
2004	Sporting CP	20	(0)
2005–2006	Internacional	42	(6)
2006–2010	Borussia Dortmund	98	(9)
2010–2012	Internacional	43	(3)
2012–2015	Cruzeiro	40	(1)
Total		373	(35)
International career
2001–2007	Brazil	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[1]

Club	Season	League
		Division	Apps	Goals
Grêmio	1996	Série A	0	0
	1997		10	1
	1998		14	0
	Total		24	1
Kawasaki Frontale	1999	J2 League	24	8
Botafogo	2000	Série A	17	1
Grêmio	2001	Série A	11	2
	2002		22	2
	2003		32	2
	Total		65	6
Sporting	2003–04	Primeira Liga	11	0
	2004–05		9	0
	Total		20	0
Internacional	2005	Série A	35	5
	2006		7	1
	Total		42	6
Borussia Dortmund	2006–07	Bundesliga	31	4
	2007–08		33	4
	2008–09		27	1
	2009–10		7	0
	Total		98	9
Career total			290	31

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	2001	2	0
	2002	0	0
	2003	0	0
	2004	0	0
	2005	0	0
	2006	1	0
	2007	1	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Club

Internacional

• Copa Libertadores: 2006, 2010
• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2011, 2012
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2011

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2013, 2014
• Campeonato Mineiro: 2014

Individual

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2005^[2]