In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Magalhães and the second or maternal family name is Lobos.

Paulo Cézar Magalhães Lobos (born 14 December 1989) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a full-back for Deportes Rengo in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.

Early life

Magalhães was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil to a Brazilian father, former footballer Osmar Magalhães, who had previously played in Chile for Deportes Antofagasta where met his mother, Ximena Lobos, who is Chilean.[2]

Club career

Deportes Antofagasta

Magalhães began in the youth system of Chilean club Deportes Antofagasta. He played on the under 17 and under 19 sides in 2006 and 2007 respectively.[3] In 2006, he made his debut with the adult side under coach Fernando Diaz.

Cobreloa

Magalhães signed for Cobreloa on a one-year contract in June 2008.[4] He scored his first professional goal on May 2, 2009, against the next club he would sign with, Colo-Colo.

Colo-Colo

Before the 2009 Clausura Tournament, Colo-Colo lost starting defender Luis Pedro Figueroa. In order to fill the void, Colo-Colo signed Magalhães to a one-year contract. He played regularly in his first tournament with the team and scored two goals and the team went on to win the 2009 Clausura Championship.

Returned to Antofagasta

In March 2021, Magalhães returned to Deportes Antofagasta by third time.[5]

Deportes Rengo

After a year as a free agent, Magalhães signed with Deportes Rengo in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile for the 2025 season.[6]

National team

Magalhães has participated on several different levels with the Chile national team. In 2008, he was part of the Chile Sub-18 side that won the João Havelange tournament which was held in Mexico.[7]

After showing good form in Antofagasta in 2007 and with Cobreloa at the beginning of 2008, Magalhães was named to the Sub-23 national side coached by Eduardo Berizzo. The tournament which took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, saw he scored one goal against Togo.[8][9] The same year Magalhaes participated in the Milk Cup, in which Chile took a sub-19 team. Chile made it to the final losing to Northern Ireland 2–1.

In 2009, Magalhães was part of the sub-20 Chile team in the 2009 South American Youth Championship held in Venezuela, which was unable to surpass the group stage. In the same year, he again participated in an international tournament with the Sub-21 Chilean side in the 2009 Toulon Tournament. Finally Magalhães won an international tournament when the team was crowned champions. His good performance in the tournament caused him to sign with Chilean side Colo-Colo.

Personal life

From his paternal line – son of the Brazilian former professional footballer Osmar Magalhães and grandson of the goalkeeper of the same name – he is the nephew of Paulo César, a former footballer who won both the 1983 Copa Libertadores and the 1983 Intercontinental Cup along with Grêmio[10] and that worked as his agent.[11] Also, he is the cousin of Rafael Magalhães[12] and Thiago Pereira.[13][10]

Honours

Colo-Colo
Universidad de Chile
Internacional
Chile U18
  • João Havelange Tournament (1): 2008
Chile U21

References

  1. ^ UdeChile.cl
  2. ^ "El ex "Pumita" que hace historia" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ Pumitas quedaron fuera en torneo futbol joven
  4. ^ "Aca es donde tengo que explotar"
  5. ^ @ClubAntofagasta (10 March 2021). "M A G A L H A E S" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2021 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Ilic, Gabriel (5 March 2025). "Ganó todo con la U y vuelve al fútbol tras un año sin jugar: firma en equipo de Segunda División". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  7. ^ Defensor del CDA participará en gira a México de la Sub 20
  8. ^ Magalahes y Saavedra se fueron a Malasia
  9. ^ Paulo Magalhaes interesa en Zorros
  10. ^ a b Uequed Pitol, Celso Augusto (20 March 2015). "Entrevista: Paulo César Magalhães-Campeão do Mundo pelo Grêmio em 1983". PERSPECTIVA ONLINE (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Paulo Magalhaes contra los ex dirigentes del Inter de Porto Alegre: "Fui víctima de una mafia"". RedGol.cl (in Spanish). 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Rafael Magalhães". CeroaCero.es. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Thiago Pereira". CeroaCero.es. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Magalhaes
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