Paulo Madeira

Paulo Madeira

Madeira at the 2011 Legends Cup
Personal information
Full name	Paulo Sérgio Braga Madeira
Date of birth	(1970-09-06) 6 September 1970
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1982–1987	Lusitano
1987–1989	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1995	Benfica	75	(1)
1993–1994	→ Marítimo (loan)	32	(3)
1995–1997	Belenenses	64	(5)
1997–2002	Benfica	94	(3)
2002–2003	Fluminense	0	(0)
2003–2004	Estrela Amadora	26	(0)
Total		291	(12)
International career
1989	Portugal U20	6	(0)
1989–1990	Portugal U21	17	(2)
1991–1999	Portugal	25	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo Sérgio Braga Madeira (born 6 September 1970) is a retired Portuguese 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 debuts 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 club's B-side. He retired at almost 34 after brief stints with Fluminense Football Club 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 Portuguese senior team that participated at UEFA Euro 1996, although he did not leave the bench. In total he earned 25 caps and scored three goals, over the course of eight years.

Previously, Madeira was instrumental in helping the under-20 team to the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia, playing all the matches.

Paulo Madeira: International goals

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

External links

• Paulo Madeira at footballzz.co.uk
• Paulo Madeira profile at ForaDeJogo
• Paulo Madeira at National-Football-Teams.com