Paulo Gomes de Matos (born 25 January 1984) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward.
Career On 19 June 2005, Matos debuted for São Paulo alongside future Brazil international Hernanes, scoring in a 1–0 win against Botafogo.Paulo Matos faz gol, vira herói e guarda a bola folha.uol.com.br After his retirement, he would regard that moment as the best in his career.Herói do São Paulo em 2005, Paulo Matos virou assistente social e dono de loja spfc.net
On 26 November 2005, Matos played for Náutico in that year's Série B promotion play-off final against Grêmio; the match was dubbed the Batalha dos Aflitos, and was played at the Estádio dos Aflitos. During the match, Náutico received two penalties, and Grêmio had four players with red cards, yet Gremio won 1–0. After that game, Matos became depressed, barely slept or ate, did not speak to anybody for two weeks, and vowed to never to go near that stadium again.Momento de torcedor: ex-São Paulo, atacante recorda fase no time de 2005 globoesporte.globo.com
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