Paulo Antonio de Oliveira

Paulinho, or Paulo Antonio de Oliveira, is the kind of footballer whose career interests me precisely because it's not headline-grabbing. A Brazilian striker from Cuiabá in Mato Grosso, he finished his playing days in Japan, with his last game coming for Oita Trinita. I have a soft spot for South American players who wind up in the J-League, because that journey says a lot about adaptability and the global plumbing of the sport. The record on him is thin, and I won't pretend otherwise, but a striker who travels that far from home to keep playing earns my respect for the commitment alone.

Name (English)

Paulo Antonio de Oliveira

Name (Japanese)

パウロ・アントニオ・デ・オリベイラ

Reading

ぱうろ・あんとにお・で・おりべいら

Born

July 16, 1982 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dog

Origin

Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Height

168 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulinho%20(footballer%2C%20born%201982)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q965517

Tags

• Mato Grosso
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.