Paulo Ferreira Biography
Paulo Ferreira (pron. IPA: /'pawlu f?'??j??/), full name Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira, (born January 18, 1979). He played as a right-back for the Portuguese national team during Euro 2004. He has 27 Full International Caps. He was chosen by coach Felipe Scolari to lineup on the right-hand side of defence for Portugal in the World Cup 2006.
He started his career in the Portuguese Second Division for GD Estoril Praia. He then moved to Vitoria Setubal at the start of the 2001/2002 season. During these years, he accumulated 27 caps for the Portuguese Under 21 side. Due to his excellent performances in the Portuguese Super Liga, he moved to FC Porto's in the 2002-2003 Season by José Mourinho. In the following season, he won the League and Cup double domestically but the capture of the UEFA Cup over Glasgow 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 FC Porto's shock UEFA Champions League win.
He was called up by the Portuguese National Team for Euro 2004 and started their opening game against Greece, but a series of mistakes in the game saw him dropped for Miguel for the rest of the campaign. He did, however, come on in the final after Miguel got injured, but could not stop Portugal's defeat to Greece.
After playing for FC Porto for two years he joined Chelsea for £13,200,000 at the beginning of the 2004-2005 season. At Stamford Bridge, Ferreira is reunited with his former manager José Mourinho and former teammate Ricardo Carvalho, both of whom were signed by Chelsea in the offseason.
Ferreira's first goal for Chelsea came almost two years after he joined the club, in a 3-1 victory over Colchester United in the fourth round of the FA Cup in March 2006. As of April 2006 it is still his only goal for Chelsea.