Paulo César Fonseca do Nascimento
Tinga as a Borussia Dortmund player (2006)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Paulo César Fonseca Nascimento | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2003 | Grêmio | 89 | (7) |
| 1999 | → Kawasaki Frontale (loan) | 24 | (8) |
| 2000 | → Botafogo (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. |
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Paulo César Fonseca do Nascimento (born 13 January 1978), known as Tinga, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.
After making a name for himself at Grêmio, he went on to play professionally in, other than his country, Japan, Portugal and Germany, representing Borussia Dortmund in the latter nation.
Born in Porto Alegre, Tinga started playing professionally with local Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, receiving his nickname from the name of the Restinga quarter where he grew up. In 1999 he was loaned to J2 League's Kawasaki Frontale, moving to Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas in the following year and in the same situation.
In January 2004, following a wages dispute, Tinga left Grêmio and signed with Sporting Clube de Portugal, for the rest of that season and two more. However, he would only serve as third-choice in the Portuguese capital side, although he scored in a 2–0 home win against SK Rapid Wien in the club's runner-up run in the UEFA Cup.
Tinga returned to his country in December 2004, being sold to Sport Club Internacional and being instrumental in the team's Copa Libertadores success in 2006 as he scored against São Paulo FC in a 4–3 aggregate win. Following these displays, he signed a three-year contract with Borussia Dortmund in Germany for R$8 million. On 26 August he assisted and was booked in his first game, a 3–1 win at VfB Stuttgart, going on to only miss four Bundesliga matches combined in his first two campaigns and adding eight goals.
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