Paulo Jorge Sousa Vieira

Alemão
Personal information
Full name	Paulo Jorge Sousa Vieira
Date of birth	(1982-02-16) 16 February 1982
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1991–1995	União Leiria
1995–1997	Boavista
1997–1999	Académica
1999–2001	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2003	Sporting B	29	(0)
2003–2004	Marítimo B	15	(0)
2004–2005	Benfica Castelo Branco	31	(0)
2005–2006	Tourizense	24	(0)
2007–2008	União Leiria	0	(0)
2008–2009	Santa Clara	21	(0)
2009–2011	Atromitos	51	(0)
2011	Othellos	11	(0)
2012–2013	União Santiago
2013–2014	Praia de Milfontes	4	(0)
Total		186	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Paulo Jorge Sousa Vieira (born 16 February 1982), known as Alemão ("German"), is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Born in Paris, France, Alemão started his professional career with Sporting Clube de Portugal after emerging through the Lisbon club's youth ranks. He would only, however, appear for the B-side during his spell, meeting the same fate in 2003–04 with C.S. Marítimo – both teams operated in the third division.

In the following two-and-a-half seasons, Alemão stayed in that level, playing for Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco and G.D. Tourizense. In January 2007 he was signed by U.D. Leiria in the Primeira Liga, but only managed to be third-choice during his tenure.

Alemão moved to C.D. Santa Clara from division two for the 2008–09 campaign,^[1] starting ahead of longtime incumbent João Botelho. In the following year he had his first experience abroad, leaving for Cypriot Second Division club Atromitos Yeroskipou.^[2]

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