Pauleta

Pauleta, the eagle of the Portuguese national team, is one of those strikers I feel never got his due outside Europe. Born in the Azores, he scored relentlessly for Portugal during a generation absolutely stacked with flashier talents like Figueroa-era stars and Rui Costa. The quirky detail I love is that across 18 years as a senior he never played in Portugal's top flight, spending most of it in Spain and France, with his best run at Paris Saint-Germain. A pure number nine who just kept finishing while the dribblers got the headlines. To me, that kind of dependable goalscorer is the most trustworthy player on any pitch.

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Name (English)

Pauleta

Name (Japanese)

ペドロ・パウレタ

Reading

ぺどろ・ぱうれた

Born

April 28, 1973 (age 53)

Origin

Ponta Delgada, Portugal

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox

Awards & achievements

• Commander of the Order of Merit of Portugal
• Officer of the Order of Prince Henry

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauleta
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%89%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q218165

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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