Tinga (footballer)

Brazilian association football player

Paulo César Fonseca do Nascimento (born 13 January 1978) is a former Brazilian football player.

Tinga
Tinga as a Borussia Dortmund player (2006)
Personal information
Full name Paulo César Fonseca Nascimento
Date of birth (1978-01-13) 13 January 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
1994–1997 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2003 Grêmio 89 (7)
1999Kawasaki Frontale (loan) 24 (8)
2000Botafogo (loan) 17 (1)
2004 Sporting CP 20 (0)
2005–2006 Internacional 42 (6)
2006–2010 Borussia Dortmund 98 (9)
2010–2012 Internacional 43 (3)
2012–2015 Cruzeiro 40 (1)
Total 373 (35)
National team
2001–2007 Brazil 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1]
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Grêmio 1996 Série A 0 0
1997 10 1
1998 14 0
Total 24 1
Kawasaki Frontale 1999 J2 League 24 8
Botafogo 2000 Série A 17 1
Grêmio 2001 Série A 11 2
2002 22 2
2003 32 2
Total 65 6
Sporting 2003–04 Primeira Liga 11 0
2004–05 9 0
Total 20 0
Internacional 2005 Série A 35 5
2006 7 1
Total 42 6
Borussia Dortmund 2006–07 Bundesliga 31 4
2007–08 33 4
2008–09 27 1
2009–10 7 0
Total 98 9
Career total 290 31

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2001 2 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 1 0
2007 1 0
Total 4 0

Honours change

Club change

Internacional

Cruzeiro

Individual change

References change

  1. "Tinga". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. "Em 2005, melhores do Campeonato Brasileiro recebem prêmio Craque do Brasileirão" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2016.