Paulo Baier

Paulo César Baier (born 25 October 1974), known as Paulo Baier, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and is the manager of Próspera.

Paulo Baier
Personal information
Full name Paulo César Baier
Date of birth (1974-10-25) 25 October 1974
Place of birth Ijuí, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 (coach)
Youth career
1991–1995 São Luiz-RS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 São Luiz-RS
1997–1998 Criciúma 24 (1)
1998 Atlético Mineiro 16 (1)
1999–2001 Botafogo 0 (0)
1999 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 13 (1)
2000 → América Mineiro (loan) 23 (0)
2001 Atlético Mineiro 0 (0)
2001 → América Mineiro (loan) 4 (0)
2002 Pelotas 3 (0)
2002–2003 Criciúma 55 (18)
2004–2005 Goiás 72 (23)
2006–2007 Palmeiras 31 (10)
2007–2008 Goiás 63 (27)
2009 Sport 2 (0)
2009–2013 Atlético Paranaense 135 (41)
2014 Criciúma 22 (4)
2015 Ypiranga-RS 0 (0)
2015 Juventude 12 (2)
2016 São Luiz-RS 4 (0)
Total 475 (128)
Teams managed
2018 Toledo
2018 Próspera
2019 Brusque
2020- Toledo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Baier's 21-year career started in 1995 with São Luiz-RS, as a right back. Mainly associated to Criciúma, Goiás and Atlético Paranaense, he scored totals of 106 goals since the establishment of the round-robin format of the Série A, being the second-best in the tournament's history.[1]

Playing career

Baier was born in Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, and started his career at the age of 12, training with Gaúcho's youth setup. In 1991, after representing hometown amateur sides Esporte Clube Flamengo Vila Santo Antônio and Sociedade Recreativa Esportiva Chorão, he went on a trial at São Luiz.[2]

Baier subsequently joined the club's youth setup, but was converted into a right back during his formation. Promoted to the first team in 1995 and known as Paulo César, he was regularly used during his two-year spell.[2]

In 1997, Baier joined Série A side Criciúma, after impressing in a friendly match against the club. He made his debut for the club on 5 July, starting in a 1–1 away draw against América-RN, and scored his first goal on 12 October, netting the last in a 2–0 home defeat of Bahia.

In the middle of 1998, after winning the year's Campeonato Catarinense, Baier moved to Atlético Mineiro (two stints). Sparingly used, he subsequently represented Botafogo, Vasco da Gama, América Mineiro[3] and Pelotas before returning to Criciúma in 2002.

As the club already had a Paulo César in the squad, he was initially known as Paulo César Baier, but it was "too long". He then started to be called as Paulo Baier,[4] and was a regular starter as the club won the year's Série B. In the final, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 home routing of Fortaleza.[5]

Ahead of the 2004 season, Baier moved to Goiás also in the main category. He scored a career-best 15 league goals during the campaign, and added a further eight in 2005; in the latter year he also finished the Campeonato Goiano as the top goalscorer, with 12 goals.

On 7 December 2005, Baier signed a two-year deal with Palmeiras.[6] On 16 March 2007, after having unpaid wages, he returned to his previous club Goiás.[7]

On 5 January 2009, Baier moved to Sport,[8] but rescinded his contract in June after several altercations with manager Nelsinho Baptista. He then moved to Atlético Paranaense,[9]

On 30 December 2013, aged 39, Baier returned to his main club Criciúma after his contract with Atlético expired.[10] A regular starter, he scored nine goals in all competitions, as his side suffered relegation.

Baier represented clubs in his native state in his two last campaigns, playing for Ypiranga,[11] Juventude[12] and first club São Luiz.[13] He announced his retirement on 7 June 2016, at the age of 41, and finished his 21-year career as the second-best goalscorer of the Série A in the round-robin format, with 106 goals.[1]

Managerial career

On 12 February 2017, Baier was announced as the new manager of Panambi,[14] but turned down the offer the following day.[15] On 14 August, he was named manager of Toledo Colônia Work, but only took over the club in December.[16]

On 1 August 2018, Baier was named manager of Criciúma's neighbouring side Próspera,[17] and won the third division of the Campeonato Catarinense in his first season in charge.

Personal life

Baier's younger brother Éder was also a footballer. He also represented São Luiz.[2]

Career statistics
As of 19 October 2018[18]
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Criciúma 1997[19] Série A 221————221
1998[19] Série B 20276———296
Total 241276———517
Atlético Mineiro 1998 Série A 161————161
Botafogo 1999 Série A 0060——7[lower-alpha 1]0130
Vasco da Gama 1999[20] Série A 131——5[lower-alpha 2]1—182
América Mineiro 2000 Série A 19000——00190
Atlético Mineiro 2001 Série A 0016030—7[lower-alpha 3]2262
América Mineiro 2001 Série A 40————40
Pelotas 2002 Gaúcho —30——13[lower-alpha 3]1161
Criciúma 2002[19] Série B 24961———3010
2003[19] Série A 31910332——4414
Total 551816432——7424
Goiás 2004 Série A 4015183304[lower-alpha 4]2—6520
2005 3281912—2[lower-alpha 4]1—5322
Total 722337153063—11842
Palmeiras 2006[21] Série A 3110152—10[lower-alpha 5]0—5612
2007[22] 008200——82
Total 311023400100—6414
Goiás 2007 Série A 3413——4[lower-alpha 4]4—3817
2008 291415344——4821
Total 63271534444—8638
Sport 2009 Série A 20124—7[lower-alpha 5]1—215
Atlético Paranaense 2009 Série A 298——1[lower-alpha 4]0—308
2010 311010131——4412
2011 225171053——4418
2012 Série B 26811530——4013
2013 Série A 27100094——3614
Total 13541381620810—19465
Criciúma 2014[19] Série A 224145101[lower-alpha 4]0—389
Ypiranga-RS 2015 Série D 0096———96
Juventude 2015 Série C 122————122
São Luiz-RS 2016 Gaúcho A2 —166———166
Career total 468128232693414349273795224
  1. Appearance(s) in Torneio Rio – São Paulo
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Mercosur
  3. Appearance(s) in Copa Sul-Minas
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  5. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Player
Criciúma
Botafogo
  • Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1999
América Mineiro
  • Copa Sul Minas: 2000
Sport

Manager
Próspera

Individual

References
  1. "Projetando ser técnico, Paulo Baier se aposenta no São Luiz" [Aiming to be a manager, Paulo Baier retires at São Luiz] (in Portuguese). Terra. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. "PAULO: ANTES DE BAIER, DEPOIS DE CÉSAR" [PAULO: BEFORE BAIER, AFTER CÉSAR] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. "Dia-a-dia dos clubes" [Clubs' day-to-day] (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 12 December 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. "Paulo Baier: o Highlander do futebol brasileiro" [Paulo Baier: the Highlander of Brazilian football] (in Portuguese). Cenas Lamentáveis. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. "Criciúma goleia o Fortaleza e é campeão brasileiro da Série B" [Criciúma trash Fortaleza and is the champion of Série B] (in Portuguese). Tribuna PR. 7 December 2002. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  6. "Palmeiras assina com Paulo Baier por 2 anos" [Palmeiras sign with Paulo Baier for 2 years] (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 7 December 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  7. "Paulo Baier acerta retorno ao Goiás" [Paulo Baier agrees return to Goiás] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 March 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  8. "Paulo Baier é anunciado pelo Sport" [Paulo Baier is announced by Sport] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  9. "Paulo Baier rescinde com Sport e é do Atlético Paranaense" [Paulo Baier rescinds with Sport and joins Atlético Paranaense] (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  10. "Criciúma confirma retorno de Paulo Baier ao clube" [Criciúma confirm return of Paulo Baier to the club] (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  11. "Paulo Baier é apresentado e deve estrear na quarta pelo Ypiranga" [Paulo Baier is presented and may debut on Wednesday for Ypiranga] (in Portuguese). Ypiranga FC. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  12. "Juventude anuncia a contratação de Paulo Baier" [Juventude announce the signing of Paulo Baier] (in Portuguese). EC Juventude. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  13. "Incansável, Paulo Baier acerta com clube da Segundona gaúcha" [Restless, Paulo Baier signs with club from Rio Grande do Sul's second division] (in Portuguese). Terra. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  14. "Anunciado por time do interior do RS, Paulo Baier inicia carreira de treinador" [Announced by RS countryside team, Paulo Baier starts manager career]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 12 February 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  15. "Paulo Baier alega falta de tempo e desiste de assumir como técnico no RS" [Paulo Baier alleges lack of time and gives up on managing in the RS] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  16. "Longevo Paulo Baier agora é técnico do Toledo-PR" [Long lived Paulo Baier now is manager of Toledo-PR] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  17. "Próspera confirma a contratação de Paulo Baier como técnico" [Próspera confirm the signing of Paulo Baier as manager] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  18. Paulo Baier at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  19. "Paulo Baier" (in Portuguese). Meu Time na Rede. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  20. ""Lembra dele no Vasco?" – Paulo Baier" ["Remember him at Vasco?" – Paulo Baier] (in Portuguese). SuperVasco. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  21. "2006" (in Portuguese). Futebol 80. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  22. "2007" (in Portuguese). Futebol 80. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  23. "Seleção do Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2013" [Best eleven of 2013 Brazilian League] (in Portuguese). CBF. December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
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