This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Rebocho and the second is Ferreira.

Paulo Ferreira

Personal information
Full name	Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira
Date of birth	18 January 1979 (1979-01-18) (age 30)
Place of birth	Cascais, Portugal
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Full back
Club information
Current club	Chelsea
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2000	Estoril-Praia	37	(2)
2000–2002	Vitória de Setúbal	69	(2)
2002–2004	Porto	62	(0)
2004–	Chelsea	101	(0)
National team‡
2002–	Portugal	56	(0 [1])
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:11, 26 May 2008 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:44, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira, OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpaulu fɨˈʁɐiɾɐ]; born 18 January 1979 in Cascais) is a Portuguese football player currently playing as a full back for Chelsea in the English Premier League.

A regular on the Portuguese national team, Ferreira is predominantly a right back, but has also played at left back and in central defense.

[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

An unspectacular but consistent performer, Ferreira was once described by José Mourinho as "a player who will never be man of the match but will always score 7/10 for his individual display."

He started his career in the Portuguese second division for Estoril-Praia. He then moved to Vitória de Setúbal at the start of the 2001-02 season.

[edit] Porto

Due to his excellent performances in the Portuguese first division, he moved to FC Porto in the summer of 2002, signed by then-coach José Mourinho. Ferreira was previously a right-side midfielder until he met Mourinho at Porto.

In the following season, he won the League and Cup double domestically but the capture of the UEFA Cup over Celtic in Seville was the highlight of an exceptional season. The next season brought another Portuguese Liga title but more importantly he played every minute of Porto's UEFA Champions League win.

[edit] Chelsea

After playing for Porto for two years, he joined Chelsea for £13.2 million at the beginning of the Premiership 2004-2005 season. At Stamford Bridge, Ferreira was reunited with his former manager José Mourinho and former teammate Ricardo Carvalho, both of whom were also signed by Chelsea in the off-season.

Ferreira impressed greatly in his debut season, playing 29 Premier League matches before injury ruled him out for the remainder of the campaign. He continued his fine form into the following campaign, during which he scored his first Chelsea goal (and the only one so far) in the 3-1 victory over Colchester United in the FA Cup fourth round.^[2]

Despite becoming a regular on the manager's team sheet, Ferreira suffered from a lack of confidence in the 2006-07 season and eventually lost his place first to Khalid Boulahrouz, and then to midfielder Geremi. The emergence of young French midfielder Lassana Diarra further reduced the playing time for Ferreira, as Mourinho saw it fit to play the French international in the full back position. However, Ferreira did play the full 120 minutes of Chelsea's 1-0 FA Cup final win over Manchester United.

Ferreira was the second choice right back for Chelsea during the 2007-08 season, behind Michael Essien and Juliano Belletti. When played, Ferreira was his usual consistent self, putting in unspectacular, workman-like performances.

Ferreira signed a new five-year deal with Chelsea on 18 February 2008, which would keep him at the club until 2013.

He agreed a squad number swap from 20 to 19 for the 2008-09 season following Deco's arrival.

A rumor on the last day of the transfer window suggested that Ferreira was on the verge of joining Chelsea's London rivals West Ham United, either on a season long loan deal or a permanent deal. The rumor turned out to be false, however.^[3] He suffered an injury late in the 2008-09 season, stuck on 99 Premier League games. Paulo Ferriera finally made his appearance for Chelsea in a Carling Cup match against west-london rivals QPR on 23 September 2009. He had been out with an injury since January.^[4]

[edit] International career

Portuguese defenders defending against a freekick (left to right:Ferreira, Pepe, Carvalho, and Bosingwa

Ferreira was called up for the Portuguese under-21 side and accumulated 27 caps.

He was called up to the national team for Portugal's UEFA Euro 2004 campaign and started their opening game against a lowly Greece side, but a series of mistakes in the game saw him dropped for Miguel for the rest of the tournament. He did, however, come on in Portugal's huge upset defeat against Greece in the final, following an injury to Miguel.

Paulo made two appearances for Portugal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In the semi-final against France, which Portugal lost 1-0, Ferreira came on in the second half for the injured Miguel. He then started the third place playoff against the host country Germany, which the Germans won 3-1.

Ferreira faces competition from José Bosingwa and Miguel for the Portugal right-back slot and is often played at left-back since the retirement of Nuno Valente.

Ferreira was named in the Portguese Squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 championships. Portugal were knocked out in the quarter-finals and Ferreira was a starter in all of their four matches, playing at left back.

[edit] Career statistics

[1]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Porto

• Portuguese League: 2002-03, 2003-04
• Cup of Portugal: 2003
• Portuguese Super Cup: 2003, 2004
• UEFA Champions League: 2004
• UEFA Cup: 2003

[edit] Chelsea

• Premier League: 2004-05, 2005-06
• FA Cup: 2007, 2009
• Football League Cup: 2005, 2007
• FA Community Shield: 2005, 2009

[edit] Portugal

• European Football Championship:
• (runner-up): 2004
• World Cup:
• (4th place): 2006

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Paulo Ferreira

• PortuGOAL profile
• Paulo Ferreira career stats at Soccerbase

Portugal squads v • d • e Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2004 Runners-up 1 Ricardo • 2 Ferreira • 3 Rui Jorge • 4 J. Andrade • 5 Couto • 6 Costinha • 7 Figo • 8 Petit • 9 Pauleta • 10 Rui Costa • 11 Simão • 12 Quim • 13 Miguel • 14 Valente • 15 Beto • 16 R. Carvalho • 17 C. Ronaldo • 18 Maniche • 19 Tiago • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Moreira • 23 H. Postiga • Coach: Scolari v • d • e Portugal squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 1 Ricardo • 2 Ferreira • 3 Caneira • 4 Costa • 5 Meira • 6 Costinha • 7 Figo • 8 Petit • 9 Pauleta • 10 Viana • 11 Simão • 12 Quim • 13 Miguel • 14 Valente • 15 Boa Morte • 16 Carvalho • 17 C. Ronaldo • 18 Maniche • 19 Tiago • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Santos • 23 H. Postiga • Coach: Scolari v • d • e Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Ricardo • 2 Ferreira • 3 Bruno Alves • 4 Bosingwa • 5 Meira • 6 R. Meireles • 7 Ronaldo • 8 Petit • 9 H. Almeida • 10 J. Moutinho • 11 Simão • 12 Nuno • 13 Miguel • 14 Ribeiro • 15 Pepe • 16 R. Carvalho • 17 Quaresma • 18 M. Veloso • 19 Nani • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Patrício • 23 H. Postiga • Coach: Scolari