Paulo Sérgio Rosa
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Paulo Sergio Rosa, usually known as Viola (born January 1, 1969), is a Brazil
ian footballer that plays as a forward. Viola is famous for his strong personality on the pitch and great appearances in many teams he has defended throughout his long career. Back in 1988, during the final game of Campeonato Paulista (1st Division Championship of São Paulo State) between Corinthians and Guarani, Viola was called in by his coach to play on the last 5 minutes of the match when the game was tied in 1 - 1. 'Viola stepped into the pitch and surprisingly, not long after, he would score the goal that gave Corinthians the title of Winner of the competition. After that, Viola’s career had a great jump and many Brazilian teams wanted to sign him up. Later in 1993, Viola popularity increased so much that, he received an invitation to play for the famous Brazilian Squad right next to Romario
, Zinho, Bebeto
, Ronaldo
, Cafu
and many other brilliant players of that time to play the Copa America. Not long after, Viola and the same team would play the 1994 FIFA World Cup up held in the US. Brazil had an amazing win and brought great honor to several Brazilian fans all over the globe. In 1995, thanks to the great time Viola was passing through, he would win another 2 big titles in Brazil, the Campeonato Paulista and the Copa of Brasil (a big national competition in the country). After that, he left Brazil for an invitation to play for Valencia in Spain. He spent quite a season in Spain due to his adaptation. Soon, he came back to Brazil to play for other big teams such as Palmeiras, Santos( Pelé
’s former club) and Vasco da Gama. In 1998 playing for Santos, Viola was considered as the best striker of the biggest competition in Brazil, the Campeonato Brasileiro (Brazil National Championship) scoring an amazing mark of 20 goals in 28 games. On the same year, he would also conquest the winner title of the Copa Comenbol (South American Cup). In 1999, playing for Vasco da Gama, Viola won the Torneio Rio-São Paulo (Tournament between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States). And in 2000, he also won the Copa Mercosur (competition among the countries of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile) and one more time, the Campeonato Brasileiro. In 2001, Viola left Brazil again for another foreign team located in Turkey, Gaziantepspor where he spent three seasons. In 2004, back to Brazil Viola would defend many other teams including Guarani, Bahia, Juventus, Uberlandia, Duque de Caxias, Angra dos Reis and Resende Futebol Clube. In early 2010 Viola was hired by Brusque
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Brazilian Squad
Santos
Vasco da Gama
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer that plays as a forward. Viola is famous for his strong personality on the pitch and great appearances in many teams he has defended throughout his long career. Back in 1988, during the final game of Campeonato Paulista (1st Division Championship of São Paulo State) between Corinthians and Guarani, Viola was called in by his coach to play on the last 5 minutes of the match when the game was tied in 1 - 1. 'Viola stepped into the pitch and surprisingly, not long after, he would score the goal that gave Corinthians the title of Winner of the competition. After that, Viola’s career had a great jump and many Brazilian teams wanted to sign him up. Later in 1993, Viola popularity increased so much that, he received an invitation to play for the famous Brazilian Squad right next to Romario
Romário
Romário de Souza Faria , better known simply as Romário , is a former footballer who played striker,manager and current politician where is currently running for a mayor like position in his hometown...
, Zinho, Bebeto
Bebeto
José Roberto Gama de Oliveira, known as 'Bebeto', is a former football forward, a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup...
, Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima , commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who last played for Corinthians. Ronaldo is widely considered to be the greatest 'pure' striker in the history of the modern game, and by some accounts, in the history of football. Ronaldo was one of the...
, Cafu
Cafu
Marcos Evangelista de Moraes , better known as Cafu, is a former Brazilian footballer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest right-backs ever. He was given this nickname due to his speed up and down the right flank which was reminiscent of Cafuringa, a Brazilian forward from the 1970s...
and many other brilliant players of that time to play the Copa America. Not long after, Viola and the same team would play the 1994 FIFA World Cup up held in the US. Brazil had an amazing win and brought great honor to several Brazilian fans all over the globe. In 1995, thanks to the great time Viola was passing through, he would win another 2 big titles in Brazil, the Campeonato Paulista and the Copa of Brasil (a big national competition in the country). After that, he left Brazil for an invitation to play for Valencia in Spain. He spent quite a season in Spain due to his adaptation. Soon, he came back to Brazil to play for other big teams such as Palmeiras, Santos( Pelé
Pelé
However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...
’s former club) and Vasco da Gama. In 1998 playing for Santos, Viola was considered as the best striker of the biggest competition in Brazil, the Campeonato Brasileiro (Brazil National Championship) scoring an amazing mark of 20 goals in 28 games. On the same year, he would also conquest the winner title of the Copa Comenbol (South American Cup). In 1999, playing for Vasco da Gama, Viola won the Torneio Rio-São Paulo (Tournament between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States). And in 2000, he also won the Copa Mercosur (competition among the countries of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile) and one more time, the Campeonato Brasileiro. In 2001, Viola left Brazil again for another foreign team located in Turkey, Gaziantepspor where he spent three seasons. In 2004, back to Brazil Viola would defend many other teams including Guarani, Bahia, Juventus, Uberlandia, Duque de Caxias, Angra dos Reis and Resende Futebol Clube. In early 2010 Viola was hired by Brusque
Brusque Futebol Clube
Brusque Futebol Clube, usually known just as Brusque, is a football club from Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded on October 12, 1987...
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Club
Corinthians- São Paulo State LeagueCampeonato PaulistaThe Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...
: 1988, 1995 - Copa do BrasilCopa do BrasilThe Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...
: 1995
Brazilian Squad
- FIFA World CupFIFA World CupThe FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
: 19941994 FIFA World CupThe 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
Santos
- Copa ConmebolCopa CONMEBOLThe Copa CONMEBOL was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for eligible South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was the third most prestigious South American club football contest after the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa...
: 19981998 Copa CONMEBOLThe 1998 Copa CONMEBOL was the seventh edition of CONMEBOL's annual club tournament. Teams that failed to qualify for the Copa Libertadores played in this tournament. Sixteen teams from the ten South American football confederations qualified for this tournament...
Vasco da Gama
- Brazilian LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série AThe Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
: 2000Copa João HavelangeCopa João Havelange was the 30th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Due to legal complications, the championship was organized by Clube dos 13 instead of CBF, and was contested by 116 teams divided in modules, equivalent to their division -... - Copa MercosurCopa MercosurThe Copa Mercosur was a football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate TV money to the participating teams, but it went beyond and ended up as a natural replacement...
: 2000
Individual
- São Paulo state league's top scorer: 1993
- Brazilian league's top scorer: 1998
- Copa Conmebol's top scorer: 1998