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Paulo César Fonseca do Nascimento (born 13 January 1978), commonly known as Tinga, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. After making a name for himself at Grêmio, he went on to play professionally in, other than his country, Japan, Portugal and Germany, representing Borussia Dortmund in the latter nation. ==Club career== Born in Porto Alegre, Tinga started playing professionally with local Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, receiving his nickname from the name of the ''Restinga'' quarter where he grew up. In 1999 he was loaned to Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, moving to J. League Division 2's Kawasaki Frontale the following year in the same predicament.〔(Tinga und Nomadenleben eines Profifußballers (Tinga and the nomad life of a professional footballer) ); Der Westen, 7 May 2010 〕 In January 2004, following a wages dispute, Tinga left Grêmio and signed with Sporting Clube de Portugal, for the rest of that season and two more.〔(Tinga targets Sporting success ); UEFA.com, 19 January 2004〕 However, he would only serve as third-choice in the Portuguese capital side, although he scored in a 2–0 home win against SK Rapid Wien, in the club's runner-up run in the UEFA Cup. Tinga returned to his country in December 2004, being sold to Sport Club Internacional,〔(Portuguese pair keeping busy ); UEFA.com, 22 December 2004〕 being instrumental in the side's Libertadores Cup success in 2006, as he scored against São Paulo FC in a 4–3 aggregate win. Following these displays, he signed a three-year contract with Borussia Dortmund in Germany for R$8 million.〔(Dortmund bring in Tinga ); UEFA.com, 17 August 2006〕 On 26 August he assisted and was booked in his first game, a 3–1 win at VfB Stuttgart,〔(Kringe und Frei treffen beim VfB (Kringe and Frei score at VfB) ); kicker, 26 August 2006 〕 going on to only miss four Bundesliga matches combined in his first two campaigns and adding eight goals. On 1 April 2010, after not having his contract with Borussia renewed, 31-year-old Tinga left the club.〔(BVB: Vertrag von Tinga wird nicht verlängert (BVB: Tinga's contract will not be extended) ); Bild, 1 April 2010 〕 He re-joined former side Internacional the following month and, on 17 May 2012, moved to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. On 30 April 2015 Tinga announced his retirement, after his contract with Cruzeiro ended.〔(Tinga se aposenta e exalta a carreira: "Consegui ser maior do que esperava" (Tinga retires and praises career: "I could be bigger than I expected") ); Globo Esporte, 30 April 2015 〕 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「Tinga (footballer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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