Paulo Santos (Portuguese footballer)

For other people named Paulo Santos, see Paulo Santos (disambiguation).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Paulo Santos
Personal information
Full name Paulo Jorge da Silva dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (1972-12-11) 11 December 1972 (age 51)[1]
Place of birth Odivelas, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1984–1989 Sporting CP
1989–1991 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Mirense 26 (0)
1992–1993 Olivais Moscavide 33 (0)
1993–1994 Benfica 1 (0)
1994–1995 Penafiel 19 (0)
1995–1998 Estrela Amadora 59 (0)
1998–2001 Alverca 67 (0)
2001–2005 Porto 8 (0)
2003 → Varzim (loan) 2 (0)
2003–2004 Porto B 3 (0)
2004–2005 → Braga (loan) 33 (0)
2005–2008 Braga 75 (0)
2009–2010 Estoril 26 (0)
2010–2012 Rio Ave 30 (0)
Total 382 (0)
International career
1994 Portugal U21 1 (0)
2005 Portugal 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 1994 France
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Third place 1989 Scotland
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 1989 Denmark
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo Jorge da Silva dos Santos (born 11 December 1972) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He appeared in 275 Primeira Liga matches over 14 seasons, representing in the competition Benfica, Estrela da Amadora, Alverca, Porto, Varzim, Braga and Rio Ave.

Santos was part of the Portugal squad at the 2006 World Cup.

  1. ^ a b c "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2022.