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João Paulo Andrade (born 6 June 1981 in Leiria), known as João Paulo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEL Limassol mainly as a central defender. ==Club career== A product of U.D. Leiria's youth ranks, João Paulo was loaned to modest U.F.C.I. Tomar for the 2000–01 season, re-joining Leiria in the following campaign, being coached by a young José Mourinho and quickly becoming an important first-team member, while also being called by the Portuguese under-21s. In January 2003, having already gained the captain's armband, he was loaned to Sporting Clube de Portugal, but appeared sparingly for the ''Lions''. After having performed solidly during the last two seasons, Paulo was tipped to be transferred to one of the Primeira Liga greats and, in June 2006, FC Porto agreed his transfer. However, in preseason, he suffered a major knee injury that kept him out of action for several months,〔(False start for Porto's João Paulo ); UEFA.com, 7 August 2006〕 and went on to only serve as third or fourth option at the northern side; on two rare starts, he netted in a 3–0 win at former side Leiria and was sent off in the 2008 domestic cup final, lost against Sporting.〔(Sporting triumph denies Porto double ); UEFA.com, 18 May 2008〕 In August 2008 João Paulo, alongside teammate Pitbull, was loaned to Romanian outfit FC Rapid Bucureşti, joining compatriot José Peseiro whom signed as manager. In the same month of the following year he moved countries again, signing a three-year deal with Le Mans UC 72 in France for about €1,5 million: he began the season as a starter, but eventually lost his importance after the sacking of compatriot Paulo Duarte, in a campaign that ended in Ligue 1 relegation. Paulo returned to Portugal for 2010–11, joining Vitória Sport Clube.〔(Guimaraes land Joao Paulo ); PortuGOAL, 12 August 2010〕 On 3 April 2011 he scored his first goal for the Guimarães-based team, netting a last-minute equalizer against former side Sporting in a 1–1 home draw. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「João Paulo Andrade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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