João Paulo Andrade
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| João Paulo | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Paulo Andrade | |
| Date of birth | 06 June 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Leiria, Portugal | |
| Height | 1.80 m | |
| Position | Defender/Defensive Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | FC Porto | |
| Number | 26 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1999-00 2000-01 2001-03 2003 2003-06 2006-current |
União Leiria U. Tomar União Leiria Sporting CP União Leiria FC Porto |
0 (0) 36 (3) 6 (0) 95 (13) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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João Paulo Andrade (born June 6, 1982, in Porto de Mós, Leiria, Portugal) is a Portuguese football centre-back, who can also play the defensive midfielder role.
He started as a youngster, at União de Tomar, and later - 2001/2002 season - went on to play at UD Leiria, on the Portuguese SuperLiga, where he established himself as regular starter and one of the most consistent members of the squad. Meanwhile, he was called up several times to the Portuguese U-21 National Football Team.
He was also awarded the captain's armband at UD Leiria.
After having performed the last two seasons in great shape, he was tipped to be transferred to one of the Portuguese greats. In June 2006, FC Porto agreed his transfer.
During the preseason, he suffered a major injury and will be unable to play for the rest of 2006.
| FC Porto - Current Squad |
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1 Helton | 2 R. Costa | 3 Pepe | 4 P. Emanuel | 5 Čech | 6 Ibson | 7 Quaresma | 8 Lucho | 9 Lisandro | 10 Anderson | 11 T. Sektioui | 12 Bosingwa | 13 Fucile | 14 B. Alves | 15 Ezequias | 16 R. Meireles | 17 Vieirinha | 18 P. Assunção | 19 Šokota | 20 Jorginho | 21 Alan | 23 Postiga | 24 P. Ribeiro | 26 J. Paulo | 28 Adriano | 29 B. Moraes | 31 D. Valente | 99 Baía | Manager: J. Ferreira |
