Marco Paiva

Marco Paulo Paiva Rocha (born 7 February 1973), known as Paiva, is a Portuguese retired football defensive midfielder and manager.

Club career
Born in Funchal, Madeira, Paiva came through the ranks of his hometown team C.S. Marítimo. He totalled 337 Primeira Liga games and six goals for them, S.C. Farense, Vitória de Guimarães and C.D. Santa Clara.

In the second tier, Paiva added 72 appearances and one goal in service of F.C. Famalicão, Santa Clara and F.C. Maia.

International career
Paiva earned one senior cap for Portugal on 19 August 1998, in a 2–1 friendly win over Mozambique at the Estádio de São Miguel in the Azores. He came on as a substitute for double goalscorer Rui Costa with five minutes of the 2–1 win remaining.