Paulo de Pina
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Pina realname Paulo Jorge Martins dos Santos de Pina (born 4 January 1983 in Setúbal
, Portugal
) is a football (soccer)
centre back
from Cape Verde
, playing at Olympiakos Nicosia
since January 2011.
He played in the 2008/09 season in Al Arabi, Kuwait, where he won 3rd place in the Kuwaiti Premier League
and won the Kuwait Emir Cup
. In January 2011, he moved to Cyprus and signed a contract with Olympiakos Nicosia
.
The International : he is also in the Cape Verde national football team
.
Setúbal
Setúbal is the main city in Setúbal Municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172.0 km² and a total population of 118,696 inhabitants in the municipality. The city proper has 89,303 inhabitants....
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
) is a football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
centre back
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
from Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
, playing at Olympiakos Nicosia
Olympiakos Nicosia
Olympiakos Nicosia is a football club in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia. The club was founded in 1931. It is a founding member of the Cyprus Football Association. The club colors are black and green. Olympiakos's home ground is the New GSP Stadium of 23,400 seat capacity...
since January 2011.
He played in the 2008/09 season in Al Arabi, Kuwait, where he won 3rd place in the Kuwaiti Premier League
Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times...
and won the Kuwait Emir Cup
Kuwait Emir Cup
The Emir Cup is a Kuwaiti football competition created in 1962. The Emir Cup also called kass el ameer is the last football competition held in the Kuwaiti football season...
. In January 2011, he moved to Cyprus and signed a contract with Olympiakos Nicosia
Olympiakos Nicosia
Olympiakos Nicosia is a football club in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia. The club was founded in 1931. It is a founding member of the Cyprus Football Association. The club colors are black and green. Olympiakos's home ground is the New GSP Stadium of 23,400 seat capacity...
.
The International : he is also in the Cape Verde national football team
Cape Verde national football team
The Cape Verde national football team, nicknamed either the Tubarões Azuis or Crioulos , is the national team of Cape Verde and is controlled by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol.-Overview:...
.