Paulinho (footballer, born 1958)


Paulo Luiz Massariol, commonly known as just Paulinho, is a former Brazilian football forward, who played in several Série A clubs. He was the top goalscorer of the Série A 1978.

Career

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