Paulo Madeira

Paulo Madeira
	Madeira at the 2011 Legends Cup
Personal information
Full name	Paulo Sérgio Braga Madeira
Date of birth	6 September 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Luanda, Portuguese Angola
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1982–1987	Lusitano
1987–1989	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1995	Benfica
1993–1994	→ Marítimo (loan)
1995–1997	Belenenses
1997–2002	Benfica
2002–2003	Fluminense
2003–2004	Estrela Amadora
Total
International career
1987	Portugal U16
1988	Portugal U18
1989	Portugal U20
1989–1990	Portugal U21
1991–1999	Portugal
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Portugal
FIFA U-20 World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo Sérgio Braga Madeira CvIH (born 6 September 1970) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Madeira was born in Luanda, Portuguese Angola. A youth graduate of S.L. Benfica, he made his first-team debut in 1989–90 and, after serving a loan with fellow Primeira Liga club C.S. Marítimo, returned for another season.

After excellent displays with Lisbon neighbours C.F. Os Belenenses, Madeira was bought back by Benfica, but failed to appear regularly in his second spell with his alma mater (five years), which included a demotion to the reserves. He retired at almost 34 after brief stints with Fluminense FC and C.F. Estrela da Amadora, with the campaign ending in relegation; over the course of 13 seasons, he amassed top-division (the only competition he appeared in in his country) totals of 291 games and 12 goals.

International career

At international level, Madeira was part of the Portugal senior team that participated at UEFA Euro 1996, although he did not leave the bench.^[1] In total, he earned 25 caps and scored three goals in eight years.

Previously, Madeira was instrumental in helping the under-20 side to the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia, playing all the matches.^[2]^[3]

**Paulo Madeira: International goals**^[4]
Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 March 1999	D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal	Azerbaijan	3–0	7–0	Euro 2000 qualifying
2	31 March 1999	Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	0–3	0–5	Euro 2000 qualifying
3	31 March 1999	Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	0–4	0–5	Euro 2000 qualifying

Honours

Player

Benfica

Portugal U20

FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1989

References

^ Hodgson, Guy (1 June 1996). "The rising force in Europe counting on their foreign legion; CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN: No 9 Portugal". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (3 March 2014). "Riade, 25 anos: como foi e onde estão os campeões" [Riyadh, 25 years ago: how did it go and where are the champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
^ Paulo Madeira – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ "Paulo Madeira". European Football. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

External links

Paulo Madeira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Paulo Madeira national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
Paulo Madeira at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] Hodgson, Guy (1 June 1996). "The rising force in Europe counting on their foreign legion; CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN: No 9 Portugal". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[2] Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (3 March 2014). "Riade, 25 anos: como foi e onde estão os campeões" [Riyadh, 25 years ago: how did it go and where are the champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

[3] Paulo Madeira – FIFA competition record (archived)

[4] "Paulo Madeira". European Football. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

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