Paulinho Criciúma

Paulinho Criciúma
Personal information
Full name	Paulo Roberto Rocha
Date of birth	August 30, 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth	Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Center forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1976–1982	Criciúma
1983	América-SP
1984	Bangu
1985–1986	POSCO Atoms
1987	Bangu
1988–1990	Botafogo
1991	Internacional
1991–1992	Toyota Motor FC
1993–1994	Los Angeles Salsa
1995	Montreal Impact
1995–1996	Atlético Celaya
Managerial career
2001	Barreiras
2002	Camaçari
2006	Criciúma
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo Roberto Rocha usually known as Paulinho or Paulinho Criciúma (born on August 30, 1961, in Criciúma) is a former football (soccer) player and a football head coach.

Club career[edit]

During his football career, he played as a center-forward. He represented Criciúma, where he started his career, between 1976 and 1982, América-SP in 1983, Bangu in 1984, POSCO Atoms of South Korea in 1985 and 1986 (League 28 matches-9 goals / League Cup 12 matches-3 goals), then returned to Bangu AC in 1987, signed with Botafogo in 1988, and left the club in 1990, In 1991, he played for Internacional, moving to Toyota Motor FC of Japan in the same year, staying in the Japanese club until 1992. In 1993, Paulinho Criciúma signed with the United States club Los Angeles Salsa which played in the American Professional Soccer League. Paulinho Criciúma was the league's points and goals leader, being named a first team All Star and the league MVP. In 1994, he tied teammate Paul Wright for the points lead, but finished second on the goals list. The Salsa folded at the end of the 1994 season and he moved north to the Montreal Impact of Canada. The fall of 1995, Paulinho Criciúma signed with Atlético Celaya of Mexico, playing until 1996.

Paulinho Criciúma won the Korean Super League in 1986, representing POSCO Atoms, the Campeonato Carioca in 1989 and in 1990 with Botafogo, and the Konica Cup in 1991, with Toyota Motor FC.

Managerial career[edit]

He was the head coach of Barreiras in 2001,^[1] Camaçari in 2002,^[2] and was hired as Criciúma's head coach for the 2006 season,^[3] but was sacked on January 23 of that year.^[4]

References[edit]

Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.

^ "Paulinho Criciúma assume comando de time baiano" (in Portuguese). Terra. March 23, 2001. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
^ "Paulinho Criciúma assume time da Bahia" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. December 26, 2001. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
^ "Paulinho é o novo técnico do Criciúma" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
^ "Após três derrotas, Criciúma troca de treinador" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2011.

External links[edit]

Paulinho Criciúma – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)

[barreiras2001-1] "Paulinho Criciúma assume comando de time baiano" (in Portuguese). Terra. March 23, 2001. Retrieved December 15, 2011.

[camaçari2002-2] "Paulinho Criciúma assume time da Bahia" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. December 26, 2001. Retrieved December 15, 2011.

[criciúma2006-3] "Paulinho é o novo técnico do Criciúma" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2011.

[criciúmasacked-4] "Após três derrotas, Criciúma troca de treinador" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2011.

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