| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Luiz Massariol | ||
| Date of birth | April 3, 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| XV de Piracicaba | |||
| 1977–1980 | Vasco | 69 | (28) |
| 1981 | Palmeiras | 6 | (3) |
| 1982 | Grêmio | 12 | (1) |
| 1983 | Comercial-RP | ||
| 1984–1985 | Leones Negros | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Paulo Luiz Massariol, commonly known as just Paulinho (born April 3, 1958), is a former Brazilian football forward, who played in several Série A clubs. He was the top goalscorer of the Série A 1978.
Born in São Paulo, Paulinho started his professional career with XV de Piracicaba. Paulinho played 69 Série A games for Vasco between 1977 and 1980, scoring 28 goals, and finished as the Série A 1978 with 19 goals. He then played six Série A games for Palmeiras in 1981, scoring three goals, moving to Grêmio in 1982, in which he scored a goal in 12 Série A games. Paulinho defended Comercial-RP in 1983, and retired in 1989.