Paulo César Fonseca do Nascimento (born 13 January 1978), generally known as Tinga, is a Brazilian former skilled footballer who performed as a central midfielder.
After making a reputation for himself at Grêmio, he went on to play professionally in, aside from his nation, Japan, Portugal and Germany, representing Borussia Dortmund within the latter nation.
Membership profession
Born in Porto Alegre, Tinga began taking part in professionally with native Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, receiving his nickname from the title of the Restinga quarter the place he grew up. In 1999 he was loaned to J2 League membership Kawasaki Frontale, shifting to Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas within the following yr, additionally on mortgage.[1]
In January 2004, following a wages dispute, Tinga left Grêmio and signed with Sporting Clube de Portugal, for the remainder of that season and two extra.[2] Nonetheless, he would solely function third-choice within the Portuguese capital facet,[3] though he scored in a 2–0 house win in opposition to SK Speedy Wien within the membership’s runner-up run within the UEFA Cup.[4]
Tinga returned to Brazil in December 2004, being offered to Sport Membership Internacional[5] and being instrumental within the staff’s Copa Libertadores success in 2006 as he scored in opposition to São Paulo FC in a 4–3 combination win. Following these shows, he signed a three-year contract with Borussia Dortmund in Germany for R$8 million.[6][7] On 26 August he assisted and was booked in his first recreation, a 3–1 win at VfB Stuttgart,[8] happening to solely miss 4 Bundesliga matches mixed in his first two campaigns and including eight objectives.
On 1 April 2010, after not having his contract with Borussia renewed, the 31-year-old Tinga left the membership.[9] He re-joined former membership Internacional the next month and, on 17 Could 2012, moved to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.
On 30 April 2015, Tinga introduced his retirement after his Cruzeiro contract ended.[10]
Worldwide profession
Tinga made his debut with Brazil in 2001. After a five-year absence he was recalled to the nationwide staff by newly appointed supervisor Dunga, for a pleasant in opposition to Switzerland, incomes his third cap on 15 November 2006.
Racism problem
On 12 February 2014, after a 2–1 loss in opposition to Actual Garcilaso for the Libertadores Cup, Tinga suffered racist abuse from the house followers, who made monkey noises each time he touched the ball. He subsequently spoke with unhappiness of the occasions, that passed off in a “neighbouring nation” and “nonetheless occurred in 2014”.[11]
Profession statistics
Membership
| Membership | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Objectives | ||
| Grêmio | 1996 | Série A | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 1998 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Complete | 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 | ||
| Complete | 65 | 6 | ||
| Sporting | 2003–04 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Complete | 20 | 0 | ||
| Internacional | 2005 | Série A | 35 | 5 |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Complete | 42 | 6 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 31 | 4 |
| 2007–08 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Complete | 98 | 9 | ||
| Profession complete | 290 | 31 | ||
Worldwide
| Nationwide staff | 12 months | Apps | Objectives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | |
| Complete | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
Membership
Internacional
- Copa Libertadores: 2006, 2010
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2011, 2012
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2011
Borussia Dortmund
- DFL-Supercup: 2008
Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2013, 2014
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2014
Particular person
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Workforce of the 12 months: 2005[13]
- Tinga at Sambafoot
- Tinga at ForaDeJogo
- Tinga at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Tinga at Nationwide-Soccer-Groups.com
- Tinga at J.League (in Japanese)
