Viola

Paulo Sérgio Rosa, usually known as Viola (born 1 January 1969), is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward. He was given his nickname in his youth, which was a reference to the brand–name of his first pair of football boots.

Career Viola is famous for his strong personality on the pitch and great appearances in many teams he has played for throughout his long career. His first great appearance was in his second match, in the final game of the 1988 Campeonato Paulista (1st Division Championship of São Paulo State) between Corinthians and Guarani, regarded by the press as having a better team. Viola was called just because the main Corinthians forward, Edmar, was called by the Brazil national football team and then sold to Pescara – and because his main substitute, Marcos Roberto, was with a broken arm. Viola was not having a great offensive exhibition, but could score the title goal in the extra time – by putting his leg in the way of a lopsided shot from Wilson Mano, turning it into an assist. In mid-2003, back to Brazil, Viola would defend many other teams, alternating them with some showbol matches, and even a reality television show participation by 2010. His last coming back trial was in Taboão da Serra in 2015.

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Honours Corinthians São Paulo State League: 1988, 1995 Copa do Brasil: 1995

Santos Copa Conmebol: 1998

Vasco da Gama Brazilian League: 2000 Copa Mercosur: 2000

Brazil FIFA World Cup: 1994

Individual São Paulo state league's top scorer: 1993 Brazilian league's top scorer: 1998 Copa Conmebol's top scorer: 1998