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| Full name | Paulo Sérgio Rosa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1969-01-01)1 January 1969 (age 56) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Taboão da Serra | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1995 | Corinthians | 144 | (49) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990 | →São José (loan) | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | →Olímpia (loan) | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Valencia | 30 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Palmeiras | 36 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Santos | 28 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Vasco da Gama | 31 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Santos | 24 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Gaziantepspor | 46 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Guarani | 25 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Bahia | 8 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Juventus (SP) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Uberlândia | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Duque de Caxias | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Angra dos Reis | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Resende | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Brusque | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Brazil | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
Paulo Sérgio Rosa, usually known asViola (born 1 January 1969), is a former Brazilianfootballer who played as aforward. He was given his nickname in his youth, which was a reference to the brand–name of his first pair of football boots.[1]
Viola is famous for his strong personality on the pitch and great appearances in many teams he has played for throughout his long career. His first great appearance was in his second match, in the final game of 1988 Campeonato Paulista (1st Division Championship of São Paulo State) betweenCorinthians andGuarani, regarded by the press as having a better team. Viola was called just because the main Corinthians forward,Edmar, was called by theBrazil national football team and then sold toPescara – and because his main substitute, Marcos Roberto, was with a broken arm. Viola was not having a great offensive exhibition, but could score the title goal in the extra time – by putting his leg in the way of a lopsided shot from Wilson Mano, turning it into an assist.[1]
Despite becoming a sudden star, Viola did not have a regular basis of good exhibitions and passed through some loanings until 1992 – he was not part of the first Corinthians title atBrasileirão, in 1990, when he was loaned toSão José. He then had a reasonable year in 1992, not resembling anymore the skinny boy from 1988. In 1993, Viola almost did another title goal to Corinthians in the Campeonato Paulista, celebrating it with apig imitation – mocking thePalmeiras nickname. But in the second final match, the rivals won the tournament. Nevertheless, Viola continued to celebrate his goals in joking ways, increasing his popularity. He was then first called by the Brazil team, going to1993 Copa América and to1994 FIFA World Cup when he came as a substitute in the extra time, bringing an electric performance to a tied game. Viola also ended 1994 as runner-up with Corinthians in the Brasileirão.[1]
By the beginning of 1995, Viola was then sold toValencia, but remained for more six months in Corinthians - the winning the Campeonato Paulista and theCopa do Brasil. However, he did not suit himself inSpain. Despite having reasonable goal numbers, he chose to come back to Brazil by the mid of 1996, even signing with Palmeiras. He did not have a regular frequency of good exhibitions, and left the club after the runner-up campaign in the 1997 Brasileirão, signing withSantos. He then earned again good performances, leading the team to the semifinals of the Campeonato Paulista and of the Brasileirão, and to the 1998Copa Conmebol title. He also ended the Brasileirão as top scorer. His career's last good moments were inVasco da Gama, by 1999 and 2000, as a supporting member of the runner-up squad of 2000FIFA World Club Cup and of the2000 Copa Mercosur and Brasileirão champions.[1]
Viola then had an unsuccessful return to Santos in 2001.[1] In he left Brazil again to join Turkish sideGaziantepspor, where he scored 18 goals in 46Super Lig matches during a1+1⁄2-season spell.[2] In mid-2003, back to Brazil, Viola would defend many other teams, alternating them with someshowbol matches and even areality television show participation by 2010. His last coming back trial was in Taboão da Serra, in 2015.[1]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Corinthians | 1988 | Série A | 18 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 3 | ||||
| 1989 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 4 | ||||
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | – | – | – | 20 | 2 | |||||
| 1991 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | |||
| 1992 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 44 | 14 | ||||
| 1993 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 20 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 44 | 28 | ||||
| 1994 | 21 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 30 | ||
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 6 | – | – | 26 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 91 | 25 | 145 | 54 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 266 | 93 | ||
| São José (loan) | 1990 | Série A | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Valencia | 1995–96 | La Liga | 30 | 11 | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 12 | |||
| Palmeiras | 1996 | Série A | 10 | 5 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 12 | 6 | |||
| 1997 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 7 | – | 3 | 1 | 50 | 31 | |||
| Total | 36 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 37 | ||
| Santos | 1998 | Série A | 28 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | – | 43 | 31 | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | – | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | |||
| Total | 28 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 64 | 49 | ||
| Vasco da Gama | 1999 | Série A | 16 | 4 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | 21 | 5 | |||
| 2000 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 9 | ||
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | – | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | |||
| Total | 35 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 90 | 27 | ||
| Santos | 2001 | Série A | 24 | 12 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 12 | ||||
| Gaziantepspor | 2001–02 | Super Lig | 14 | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 4 | |||
| 2002–03 | 32 | 14 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 14 | ||||||
| Total | 46 | 18 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 47 | 18 | |||||
| Guarani | 2004 | Série A | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | – | – | 38 | 15 | ||
| Bahia | 2005 | Série B | 8 | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 10 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 333 | 113 | 202 | 86 | 52 | 30 | 36 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 648 | 258 | ||
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