Paulo Nunes
Brazilian footballer
Arílson de Paula Nunes (born 30 October 1971), better known as Paulo Nunes, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Flamengo
A product of Flamengo's youth system, Paulo Nunes was part of a generation of players in the Gávea team, such as Djalminha, Júnior Baiano, Marquinhos, Nélio, Marcelinho Carioca and Sávio. However, Paulo Nunes did not achieve stardom in Flamengo, and only went to achieve success in other clubs, as it was the case with his former youth team teammates. Paulo Nunes, however, won the 1990 Copa do Brasil with the Rio club, the 1991 Campeonato Carioca and finally the 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Grêmio
Paulo Nunes left Flamengo in 1995, moving on to Grêmio, where he joined another player who had left a Rio de Janeiro club, Jardel formerly of Vasco.
At Grêmio, Paulo Nunes won two Campeonato Gaúcho titles, the Copa Libertadores cup, the Campeonato Brasileiro, the Recopa Sul-Americana and the Copa do Brasil for the Porto Alegre team and was the lead scorer in the 1996 Campeonato Brasileiro and the 1997 Copa do Brasil. His form also earned him the Bola de Prata from Placar magazine, and a place in the national team squad for the 1997 Copa América.
Return to Brazil and success at Palmeiras
After departing from Grêmio in 1997, he went on to play for the Portuguese club S.L. Benfica. However, injuries hastened his return to Brazil.
In 1998, Paulo Nunes joined Palmeiras. Joining Atlético Paranaense recruited Oséas in the attack, Paulo Nunes went on to win the 1998 Copa do Brasil, the third one in his career, the Copa Mercosul and also the 1999 Copa Libertadores.
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