Paulo Matos

Paulo Gomes de Matos (born 25 January 1984) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is de Matos.
Paulo Matos
Personal information
Full name Paulo Gomes de Matos
Date of birth (1984-01-25) 25 January 1984
Place of birth Riachão do Jacuípe, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Juventude
2002–2005 São Paulo 7 (2)
2005 Náutico
2006 Vitória
2007 Gama
2008 América-RN
2009 Criciúma
2009 Confiança 1 (0)
2010 Mixto
2011 Paraná 3 (0)
2011 Goianésia 10 (0)
2012 Jacuipense
2014–2015 Estrela do Norte 7 (1)
2015–2016 Al Ansar 11 (2)
2016 Formiga
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

On 19 June 2005, Matos debuted for São Paulo alongside future Brazil international Hernanes, scoring in a 1–0 win against Botafogo.[1] After his retirement, he would regard that moment as the best in his career.[2]

On 26 November 2005, Matos played for Náutico in that year's Série B promotion play-off final against Grêmio; the match was dubbed the Batalha dos Aflitos, and was played at the Estádio dos Aflitos.[3] During the match, Náutico received two penalties, and Grêmio had four players with red cards, yet Gremio won 1–0.[3] After that game, Matos became depressed, barely slept or ate, did not speak to anybody for two weeks, and vowed to never to go near that stadium again.[3]

References
  1. Paulo Matos faz gol, vira herói e guarda a bola folha.uol.com.br
  2. Herói do São Paulo em 2005, Paulo Matos virou assistente social e dono de loja spfc.net
  3. Momento de torcedor: ex-São Paulo, atacante recorda fase no time de 2005 globoesporte.globo.com


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