Paulo Ferreira
Portuguese former footballer (born 1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]; born 18 January 1979) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a full-back. He is an assistant coach of French Ligue 1 club Lille.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1979-01-18) 18 January 1979 (age 45)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cascais, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Lille (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Alcabideche | ||||||||||||||||
1992–1996 | Dramático Cascais | ||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Estoril | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1997–2000 | Estoril | 36 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Vitória Setúbal | 67 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Porto | 62 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2013 | Chelsea | 141 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 306 | (4) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Portugal U21 | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2010 | Portugal | 62 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2023– | Lille (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
After starting out at Estoril, he went on to spend the vast majority of his 16-year professional career with Porto and Chelsea, signing with the latter in 2004 for €20 million. He won several major titles with both clubs, including two Primeira Liga titles, three Premier League trophies and the 2004 and 2012 editions of the Champions League.
Ferreira earned 62 caps for the Portugal national team between 2002 and 2010, playing at two European Championships and two World Cups and finishing as runner-up at Euro 2004.