Marcos Paulo Alves

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Marcos Paulo Alves

Full name	Marcos Paulo Alves
Date of birth	May 11, 1977 (1977-05-11) (age 31)
Place of birth	, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfield
Club information
Current club	Shimizu S-Pulse
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-2001 2001-2002 2002 2002-2003 2003 2003–2004 2004-2005 2005 2006-2007 2007 2008-present	Cruzeiro Udinese Cruzeiro Sporting Lisboa Grêmio Maccabi Haifa Guarani Metalist Kharkiv Portuguesa Yokohama FC Shimizu S-Pulse	069 00(1) 014 00(1) 000 00(0) 003 00(0) 015 00(0) 017 00(1) 013 00(2) 001 00(0) 025 00(0) 011 00(0) 000 00(0)
National team²
1999-2000	Brazil	18 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 April 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 27 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Marcos Paulo Alves (born 11 May 1977) is a Brazilian football player currently playing in the J. League at Shimizu S-Pulse.

[edit] Career

He played on the national team and had great potential, after spells with Udinese, Sporting Lisbon, and Maccabi Haifa, he found himself back in Brazil playing in the second division. He has played 18 times for the Brazilian national team and scored two goals (this figure includes under-23 games such as the Olympics). On 27 July 2007, he joined J. League division 1 side Yokohama FC on loan, and following Yokohama FC's relegation from J1, on 28 December of the same year he moved to Shimizu S-Pulse.