Anderson Luiz Pinheiro (born 13 December 1981), known as Paquito, is a Brazilian footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anderson Luiz Pinheiro | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-12-13) 13 December 1981 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Juventus (SP) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Napoli | ||
| 2001 | → Ravenna (loan) | ||
| 2001–2003 | Cosenza | ||
| 2002 | → Juventus (SP) (loan) | ||
| 2003–2005 | Chiasso | ||
| 2005–2006 | Crotone | ||
| 2006 | Chiasso | ||
| 2006–2009 | Luzern | ||
| 2007–2008 | → Enosis Neon Paralimni (loan) | ||
| 2009 | OFI Crete | ||
| 2010–2011 | Yverdon-Sport | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2011 | |||
Born in Curitiba, Brazil, Paquito started his European career since arrived at Napoli in July 2000.[1] In January 2001, his left for Serie B side Ravenna. On 1 July 2001, he was signed by Cosenza.[2] He spent 2002–03 season on loan to Brazil and then left for Challenge League side Chiasso. In 2005–06 season, he played the round 1 match for Chiasso on 16 July 2005, but signed by Crotone soon after.[3] In January 2006 he return to Chiasso, from Italian speaking region Ticino. In the next season he was signed by Swiss Super League side Luzern. He was out-favoured in the 2007–08 season, he left for Enosis Neon Paralimni then played with the Luzern B.[4] In January 2009 he left for OFI Heraklion.
After a year without a club, he returned to Switzerland for Yverdon-Sport.[5]
He also holds an Italian passport[6] and is the brother of Juninho.