Paulo_André_Cren_Benini

Paulo André

Paulo André

Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cren and the second or paternal family name is Benini.

Paulo André Cren Benini (born 20 August 1983) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

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Club career

Paulo André Cren Benini began his football career playing for the São Paulo youth team, however he was unable to impress the coaching staff and was dismissed by the club. He would go to the youth teams of CSA, Águas de Lindóia as well as having a trial with Scottish club Rangers F.C. in 2002, under manager Alex McLeish before he joined Série A club Guarani who promoted him to their senior side.[2] While Paulo André would go on to establish himself within the club he was unfortunately part of the squad that was relegated at the end of the 2004 league campaign.[3] Despite this disappointment Paulo André had impressed Atlético Paranaense who gave him another chance at the top tier when they signed him before the start of the 2005 league campaign.

In his debut season for Atlético Paranaense Paulo André would soon establish himself a vital member of the team's defense and helped guide the club to qualify for the 2006 Copa Sudamericana. After having a personally successful debut season he would spark foreign interests and French Ligue 1 club Le Mans signed Paulo André in June 2006 on a four and half years deal.[4] This would see Paulo André make his league debut for Le Mans on 19 August 2006 against Valenciennes FC in a 3–2 victory, however after only three further games Paulo André was struck with a patellar tendon injury in his right knee.[5] The injury would require three surgeries and Paulo André missing the whole of the 2007–08 Ligue 1 campaign. On his return within the 2008–09 Ligue 1 campaign he was able to play in 31 games throughout the season until on 4 August 2009 Brazilian club Sport Club Corinthians Paulista signed Paulo André from Le Mans on a single season loan.[6]

The following season Corinthians would make Paulo André a permanent member of the squad and while he was initially used as a squad player by the 2011 league campaign he would start to establish himself within the starting eleven and went on to win the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A championship with the club.[7] This would then be followed by the club winning the 2012 Copa Libertadores and 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.

On 12 February 2014, Corinthians officially confirmed Paulo André's departure to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Greenland Shenhua.[8]

On 10 February 2015, after a year playing in China, Paulo André joined Cruzeiro.[9]

Career statistics

As of 25 March 2019[10]
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  1. Appearance(s) in Coupe de la Ligue
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  5. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  6. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Club

Corinthians

Athletico Paranaense

Individual

References

  1. [1]
    "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2012. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012.
  2. [2]
    Paulo André - ex-jogador do Corinthians at meutimao.com.br Retrieved 3 March 2014
  3. [3]
    Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2004 at footballzz.co.uk Retrieved 3 March 2014
  4. [4]
    Paulo André Cren Benini at globoesporte.com Retrieved 3 March 2014
  5. [5]
    Le Mans vs. Valenciennes 3-2 at uk.soccerway.com 19 August 2006 Retrieved 3 March 2014
  6. [6]
    Paulo André muito além dos gramados Archived 2015-02-07 at the Wayback Machine at revistaemdia.com.br 24 October 2012 Retrieved 3 March 2014
  7. [7]
    2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at soccerway.com Retrieved 3 March 2014
  8. [8]
    Paulo André se despede do Corinthians: "Foram 5 anos que mudaram a minha vida" Archived 2015-01-19 at the Wayback Machine at corinthians.com.br 12/02/2014 Retrieved 3 March 2014
  9. [9]
    "Paulo André é apresentado e promete lutar pelos títulos [Paulo André is unveiled, promises to fight for titles]". Cruzeiro's official site (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  10. [10]
    Paulo André at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  11. [11]
    "Paulo André" (in Portuguese). Jogos do Guarani. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  12. [12]
    "Paulo Andre". LFP. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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