João Paulo (footballer, born March 1989)

João Paulo
Personal information
Full name João Paulo Fernando Marangon
Date of birth (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989
Place of birth Morungaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Gallipoli Calcio
Youth career
2007 Ituano
2007–2008 A.S. Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 A.S. Roma
2008–2009Virtus Lanciano (loan) 1 (0)
2009Vibonese (loan) 6 (0)
2010Igea Virtus (loan) 5[1] (0)
2012 Brasil de Farroupilha
2012 Gil Vicente
2013 Esportivo
2013 Miami United FC
2013-2014 Sulmona Calcio 3 (1)
2014 Isernia F.C. 11 (1)
2015 Gallipoli Calcio - (-)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

João Paulo Fernando Marangon (born 17 March 1989) is a Brazilian retired footballer who primarily played as a right midfielder, predominantly for several Italian teams.

Career

Marangon signed a contract with A.S. Roma after his 18th birthday, as his international transfer and contract period were no longer restricted by FIFA protection.[2] In the 2008–09 season he briefly played in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione[3] and Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In February 2010, he was loaned to Igea Virtus.[4]

He returned to his home country of Brazil in 2012 to play for Brasil de Farroupilha[5] but shortly after moved to Gil Vicente FC. In 2013, he played for Esportivo[6] Sulmona Calcio,[7] and Miami United FC[8] before returning to Italy to join Isernia in 2014.[7] He retired in 2016 following his trade to Gallipoli Calcio[9] and has worked as a scouting agent since. He is based in Rome but primarily scouts Brazilian players.[10]

Personal life

Marangon is the younger brother of former goalkeeper Doni (Doniéber Alexander Marangon).[10]

On 20 May 2014 João Marangon was announced as a club executive for Miami Dade FC.[11]

References

  1. ^ Joao Paulo Fernando Marangon | 17/03/1989 | Morungaba Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ De Pandis, Gabriele (25 April 2015). "Marangon: "A Gallipoli un gruppo unito"" (in Italian). Leccezionale. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Lanciano, piace il romanista Marangon" (in Italian). tuttomercatoweb.com. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  4. ^ Cristina Guerri (3 February 2010). "UFFICIALE: Roma, Doni Jr. in prestito all'Igea Barcellona". tutt omercato web (in Italian). Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Esportivo contrata João Paulo Marangon, ex-Roma (ITA)" (in Portuguese). GZH Geral. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Miami United Soccer: ingaggiati tre italiani" (in Italian). Calcio Mercato. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b De Pandis, Gabriele (18 December 2014). "Gallipoli, quattro acquisti prima di Scafati. Cornacchia saluta" (in Italian). Leccezionale. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Miami United team to visit Cape to take on Huricanes[sic]". Cape Coral Breeze. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  9. ^ "GALLIPOLI – MARANGON: "SIAMO UN COLLETTIVO DI PRIM'ORDINE. PLAYOFF? SAREBBE FANTASTICO, MA…"" (in Italian). Salento Sport. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Treino com Totti e aposentadoria precoce: irmão do ex-goleiro Doni relembra tempos de jogador" (in Italian). Globo. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  11. ^ "New team in Miami" (in Portuguese). Achei USA. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.