Paulo Roberto do Carmo (born 12 March 1985), known as Paulão in Brazil or di Carmo () in Iran, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker.
Club career
CENE and Rio Preto Paulão began his professional football career with CENE in 2006. He scored five league goals and 11 amateur cup goals for the club. In 2007, he was loaned to Rio Preto, where he played in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 and won promotion with the club before returning to CENE.
Persepolis In September 2008, Paulão was loaned to Iranian club Persepolis. His signing attracted criticism from some supporters and media in Iran, who questioned his playing record.Khabar-e-Varzeshi Newspaper, Number 3336, Retrieved on 10 November 2008http://aftab.ir/news/2008/oct/30/c6c1225342231_sport_football_perspolis.php نیم میلیارد برای یك بی استعداد He scored one league goal for Persepolis, against Foolad in a 3–2 defeat.
Persepolis assistant coach Marco Antonio Alvarez Ferreira stated that Paulão had scored 17 goals in 21 matches in Brazil,http://www.farsnews.net/newstext.php?nn=8707200209 FARS News Agency's interview although the claim was disputed in the Iranian media. Paulão stated that he had previously played for CR Vasco da Gama.http://www1.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8708141333 دی كارمو: در واسكودوگاما با روماريو همبازی بودمhttp://www.iranpress.ir/afarinesh/afarinesh/News.aspx?NID=39979 در واسکودوگاما با روماريو همبازی بودم On 9 November, Paulão and Ferreira were dismissed by Persepolis.http://kargozaaran.com/ShowNews.php?38187 - دیكارمو و ماركو اخراج شدند
Ituiutaba Paulão was subsequently loaned to Iranian club Kowsar and Brazilian club Atlético Sorocaba. In 2011, he joined Boa Esporte, formerly known as Ituiutaba Esporte Clube. Later that year, he moved on loan to Chinese Super League club Nanchang Hengyuan.
Later career Paulão later played for Uberlândia, URT, Anápolis, São Caetano and Pelotas. In June 2017, he joined Rio Branco to compete in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
References
External links Profile at websoccerclub.com