Former Barcelona Star Paulinho Announces Retirement at 36

Paulinho Quits Football

Former Barcelona midfielder Paulinho announced that he quit football at the age of 36. The Brazilian announced the news on his social media account with a heartfelt post titled ‘Thank you football’.

Paulinho started his career at Brazilian side GO Audax and played for a number of clubs including Vilnius, Coimbra and Corinthians. He made a significant impact after joining English Premier League side Tottenham in the 2013/14 season and subsequently played for Barcelona, Guangzhou Evergrande and Al-Ahli.

Paulinho made his last professional appearance for Corinthians, ending a remarkable career in which he played 609 games, scoring 155 goals and providing 56 assists.