SOCCER PLAYER

Paulo Ferreira

1979 - Today

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Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]; born 18 January 1979) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a full-back. After starting out at Estoril, he went on to spend the vast majority of his 16-year career with Porto and Chelsea, signing with the latter in 2004 for €20 million. He won several major titles with both clubs, including two Primeira Liga titles, three Premier League trophies and the 2004 and 2012 editions of the Champions League. Ferreira earned 62 caps for the Portugal national team between 2002 and 2010, playing at two European Championships and two World Cups and finishing as runner-up at Euro 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paulo Ferreira is the 2,935th most popular soccer player (down from 2,555th in 2019), the 343rd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 325th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Paulo Ferreira ranks 2,935 out of 21,273. Before him are Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Beto, Marcelo Gallardo, Paolo Pulici, Sebastiano Rossi, and Jesús Bermúdez. After him are Wolfgang Rolff, Mario de las Casas, Batista, Heinz Hermann, Daniel Fonseca, and Denzel Dumfries.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Paulo Ferreira ranks 107. Before him are Diego Luna, Siti Nurhaliza, Mena Suvari, Nihat Kahveci, Masahiro Akimoto, and Vincenzo Iaquinta. After him are Jay Chou, Rose Byrne, Tang Wei, Ivano Balić, Stipe Pletikosa, and Dmitry Glukhovsky.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Paulo Ferreira ranks 343 out of 633. Before him are Pedro Santana Lopes (1956), João Pinto (1961), Lourenço de Almeida (1480), Rafael Leão (1999), Simone de Oliveira (1938), and Beto (1982). After him are Jorge de Montemor (1520), Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro (1857), Pedro Costa (1958), Pêro Vaz de Caminha (1450), João Lourenço (1942), and Manuel Alegre (1936).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Paulo Ferreira ranks 60. Before him are Bernardo Silva (1994), Vitinha (2000), Costinha (1974), João Pinto (1961), Rafael Leão (1999), and Beto (1982). After him are João Lourenço (1942), Ricardo Sá Pinto (1972), Hélder Postiga (1982), Jaime Pacheco (1958), Manuel Duarte (1945), and Rui Vitória (1970).

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