Paulo César Fonseca do Nascimento
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| Tinga | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Paulo César Fonseca do Nascimento | |
| Date of birth | January 13, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | |
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Number | 7 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1994-1995 | Grêmio | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996-2003 1999-2000 2000 2003-2005 2005-2006 2006-present |
Grêmio →Kawasaki (loan) →Botafogo (loan) Sporting Lisbon Internacional Borussia Dortmund |
202 (17) 24 (8) 17 (1) 43 (2) 42 (5) 61 (7) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2001-present | Brazil | 4 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Paulo César Fonseca do Nascimento, also called Tinga (born January 13, 1978 in Porto Alegre, Brazil) is a Brazilian defensive midfielder football player, currently with Borussia Dortmund of the Bundesliga.
Tinga played for Sport Club Internacional until August 2006, when he helped the club win the Copa Libertadores for the first time by scoring a goal in the final match against São Paulo. Before joining Internacional, Tinga played for Grêmio and Botafogo of Brazil, Kawasaki Frontale of Japan and Sporting Clube de Portugal.
After a five-year absence, Tinga was recalled to Brazil by new manager Dunga, for a friendly against Switzerland, gaining his third cap on November 15, 2006.
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