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Pauleta in 2012
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| Full name | Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1973 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Santa Clara | |||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Porto | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Santa Clara | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Operário | |||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Angrense | |||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Micaelense | 23 | (11) | |||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Estoril | 29 | (18) | |||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Salamanca | 71 | (34) | |||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Deportivo La Coruña | 58 | (18) | |||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Bordeaux | 98 | (65) | |||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | Paris Saint-Germain | 168 | (76) | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | São Roque | 1 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 459 | (224) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Portugal U16 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 1997–2006 | Portugal | 88 | (47) | |||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes (born on April 28, 1973), known as Pauleta, is a famous Portuguese former footballer. He played as a striker, which means he was a player whose main job was to score goals.
Pauleta played professional football for 18 years. He spent 12 of those years playing in Spain and France. He never played in Portugal's top league, the Primeira Liga. His most successful time was with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), where he scored 109 goals. He was the top goalscorer in the French league (Ligue 1) three times. He was also voted the best player in the league twice.
Pauleta also scored 47 goals in 88 matches for the Portuguese national team. This was a national record when he retired. He played for Portugal in two World Cups and two European Championships.
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Pauleta's Club Journey
Starting Out and Playing in Spain
Pauleta was born in Ponta Delgada, a city in the Azores islands of Portugal. He started playing football with local teams there. He even spent a short time in FC Porto's youth team, but he left because he missed home.
In 1994, he signed his first professional contract with CU Micaelense. The next year, he moved to G.D. Estoril Praia in Portugal's second division. He scored 18 goals in 29 games for them.
In 1996, Pauleta moved to Spain to play for UD Salamanca in the second division. He scored 19 goals, helping his team get promoted to La Liga, Spain's top league. In his first season in La Liga, he scored 15 more goals.
His great scoring record led him to join Deportivo de La Coruña in 1998. He scored his first goal in a European competition in 1999. On November 22, 1999, he scored three goals in one game (a hat-trick) for Deportivo against Sevilla FC. He played two years with Deportivo, scoring 33 goals in 92 games. He helped the club win its first league championship title in 2000.
Time with Bordeaux
On September 1, 2000, Pauleta moved to France to play for FC Girondins de Bordeaux. He quickly made an impact, scoring three goals in a 5–0 win against FC Nantes. A few days later, he scored another hat-trick in a European match.
In his first season with Bordeaux, he was the team's top scorer with 26 goals. He was also the second-highest scorer in the French league with 20 goals. In the 2001–02 season, Pauleta became the league's top scorer with 22 goals. He scored 35 goals in all competitions that season, which was a club record.
Because of his amazing performances, he was voted the best player in the French League twice. He also won the French League Cup in 2002, scoring two goals in the final game. Overall, he scored 65 league goals in 98 games for Bordeaux.
Playing for Paris Saint-Germain
Pauleta joined Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (PSG) in 2003. He signed a three-year contract. He helped PSG win their first trophy in six years by scoring the only goal in the 2004 French Cup final. He continued to score many goals in the league, helping PSG finish second.
On April 2, 2006, Pauleta scored his first hat-trick for PSG against his old club, Bordeaux. He helped PSG win the 2006 French Cup. He scored his 99th and 100th goals for the team with a fantastic volley and a perfect header.
Pauleta scored one of PSG's goals when they won the 2008 French League Cup final. After the 2007–08 season, Pauleta retired from football at age 35. He had never played a game in Portugal's top league. He stayed with PSG in a special role as an ambassador. He was the club's all-time top scorer with 109 goals until Zlatan Ibrahimović broke his record in 2015.
In May 2009, Pauleta played a special farewell match at PSG's stadium. His 13-year-old son, André, even came on and scored two goals at the end of the game.
Brief Return to Football
In 2010, Pauleta returned to football briefly at age 37. He joined an amateur team called Grupo Desportivo São Roque in the Azores. He retired again shortly after.
International Career with Portugal
Pauleta was the first player for the Portuguese national team who had never played in Portugal's top league. He made his international debut in August 1997. His first goals for Portugal came in March 1999, when he scored two goals in a big 7–0 win against Azerbaijan.
Pauleta led Portugal's attack at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He scored three goals against Poland in the group stage. On November 19, 2003, he scored four goals in a friendly match against Kuwait.
He played almost every game leading up to the final of UEFA Euro 2004. After this tournament, he became the team captain for a while. On October 12, 2005, he scored two goals against Latvia. This made him the national team's all-time leading goal scorer at that time, passing Eusébio's record of 41 goals.
During the qualifying games for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Pauleta was the top scorer in the European region. He scored three goals in a friendly match against Cape Verde before the World Cup. He scored Portugal's first goal in the World Cup against Angola. After Portugal lost to Germany in the third-place play-off, he announced his retirement from international football.
How Pauleta Played
Pauleta was known for scoring many goals. He was considered one of the best strikers in Europe during his career. He often played as the main attacker or with another forward. He was fast and athletic, and he had good technique. He could use both feet to shoot and was strong at heading the ball.
Personal Life
Pauleta's nickname, "Pauleta," was passed down through his family. His goal celebration, where he spread his arms like wings, earned him another nickname: The Eagle of the Azores.
In November 2005, Pauleta became an ambassador for FIFA's SOS Children's Villages program. He was the first Portuguese person to do so.
Career Statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estoril | 1995–96 | Segunda Liga | 29 | 18 | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | 33 | 23 | |||
| Salamanca | 1996–97 | Segunda División | 37 | 19 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 40 | 19 | |||
| 1997–98 | La Liga | 34 | 15 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 35 | 15 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 34 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 75 | 34 | |||||
| Deportivo | 1998–99 | La Liga | 28 | 10 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | 37 | 11 | |||
| 1999–2000 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 40 | 11 | ||||
| 2000–01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 18 | 12 | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 22 | |||
| Bordeaux | 2000–01 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | – | 37 | 26 | |
| 2001–02 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | – | 45 | 35 | |||
| 2002–03 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 48 | 30 | |||
| Total | 98 | 65 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 9 | – | 130 | 91 | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2003–04 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 23 | ||
| 2004–05 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 19 | ||
| 2005–06 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 44 | 28 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 24 | ||
| 2007–08 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | – | – | 34 | 15 | ||||
| Total | 168 | 76 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 212 | 109 | ||
| Career total | 424 | 211 | 46 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 526 | 279 | ||
International
| National Team | Year | Friendlies | International Competition |
Total | Goals per match | |||
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | |||
| Portugal | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0.429 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0.222 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | |
| 2002 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0.636 | |
| 2003 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0.667 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0.643 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0.583 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0.444 | |
| Total | 43 | 22 | 45 | 25 | 88 | 47 | 0.534 | |
- Further information: List of international goals scored by Pauleta
Honours and Awards
Pauleta won many awards and trophies during his football career:
With Deportivo
- La Liga: 1999–2000 (Spain's top league)
- Supercopa de España: 2000 (Spanish Super Cup)
With Bordeaux
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2001–02 (French League Cup)
With Paris Saint-Germain
- Coupe de France: 2003–04, 2005–06 (French Cup)
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2007–08 (French League Cup)
With Portugal National Team
- UEFA European Championship: Runner-up in 2004
Individual Awards
- Segunda División top scorer: 1996–97 (Spain's second division)
- Ligue 1 top scorer: 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07 (French top league)
- UNFP Ligue 1 Footballer of the Year: 2001–02, 2002–03 (Best player in the French league)
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2002–03, 2005–06 (Named in the best team of the French league)
- UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: October 2003
- UNFP 20 Year Special Team Trophy: 2011
Special Honors
- Commander of the Order of Merit
- Officer of the Order of Prince Henry
See also
In Spanish: Pauleta para niños
