Dorvalino Alves Maciel better known as Lino born (1 June 1977) in São Paulo

São Paulo

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, Brazil

Brazil

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 is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for PAOK

PAOK FC

P.A.O.K. F.C. is a Greek association football club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the largest supported football club in Macedonia.PAOK FC is the football department of Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans , a multi-sport club. Since its formation in 1926 the football club...

 in the Greek Super League

Super League Greece

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Career

Lino was just recently transferred from Portuguese team FC Porto to PAOK

PAOK FC

P.A.O.K. F.C. is a Greek association football club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the largest supported football club in Macedonia.PAOK FC is the football department of Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans , a multi-sport club. Since its formation in 1926 the football club...

 on the 31st December 2008. His previous clubs include Corinthians

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...

, São Caetano

Associação Desportiva São Caetano

Associação Desportiva São Caetano, commonly known as São Caetano, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of São Caetano, Brazil, part of the São Paulo greater metropolitan area. The team is dubbed Azulão , after the shirt colour. The sponsor is Consul, a well known Brazilian producer of...

, Figueirense

Figueirense Futebol Clube

Figueirense Futebol Clube, also known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian football team in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.-History:In 1921, the club was founded as Figueirense Foot-ball Club. The club is named Figueirense after the neighborhood where it is located, in Centro neighborhood). Figueirense...

, São Paulo, Bahia

Esporte Clube Bahia

Esporte Clube Bahia , known familiarly as Bahiaço, is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Salvador, Bahia. They play in the Campeonato Baiano, Bahia's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazil's national league. Bahia was a founding member of the Clube dos 13 group...

, Fluminense

Fluminense Football Club

Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...

, Juventude

Esporte Clube Juventude

Esporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Juventude's greatest rival is Caxias.-History:...

, Académica Coimbra and FC Porto. Lino signed for FC Porto in 2007 from Académica Coimbra, were he had a fantastic season in the Brasileiro

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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notching up 5 goals from 29 appearances. He was brought onto the FC Porto squad for the start of the 2007–08 Portuguese Liga. He did not make much of an impact during his time in Portugal

Portugal

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, playing only 17 games in a year and a half of a season. He did however manage to score in the UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League

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 against Fenerbahçe

Fenerbahçe SK

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 in a 3–1 win on the first matchday, were he came on as a sub and scored in the 90th minute.

Honours

• FC Porto
  • Liga Sagres: 2007–08, 2008–09