
Paulo Ferreira
b. 1979
Portuguese footballer (born 1979)
- Born
- 18 Jan 1979 · Cascais
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 18 Jan 1979BornBorn in Cascais
- 1997 – 2000TeamG.D. Estoril Praia
- 2000 – 2002TeamPortugal national under-21 football team
- 2000 – 2002TeamVitória F.C.
- 2002 – 2004TeamFC Porto
- 2002 – 2010TeamPortugal men's national football team
- 2004 – 2013TeamChelsea F.C.
- 2006Took part2006 FIFA World Cup
- 2010Took part2010 FIFA World Cup
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1979 – today).
- 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
- 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 20142014 FIFA World Cup
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 20182018 FIFA World Cup
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]; born 18 January 1979) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a full-back.
After starting out at Estoril, he went on to spend the vast majority of his 16-year career with Porto and Chelsea, signing with the latter in 2004 for €20 million. He won several major titles with both clubs, including two Primeira Liga titles, three Premier League trophies and the 2004 and 2012 editions of the Champions League.
Ferreira earned 62 caps for the Portugal national team between 2002 and 2010, playing at two European Championships and two World Cups and finishing as runner-up at Euro 2004.
Text from the Wikipedia article Paulo Ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0
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