João Paulo Candeias Brito (born 5 June 1974) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a right winger. Career Born in Olhão, Algarve, Brito began his professional career with hometown's S.C. Olhanense. He moved in 1996 to neighbours Louletano DC, as both clubs competed in the third division. Brito experienced his best period in his country while at C.F. Os Belenenses: although not an undisputed starter he was an important attacking unit, appearing in more than 100 matches in the league alone (the Lisbon team spent the 1998–99 season in the second level). After four years he moved to another side in the capital, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, going scoreless in 20 matches as they finished fourth and narrowly missed out on promotion from division two. In the following years, Brito all but played abroad, beginning in Bulgaria with PFC CSKA Sofia for which he appeared regularly, also acquiring Bulgarian citizenship. He also represented lowly Kastoria F.C. in Greece – after a few months at Vitória Setúbal without one single league appearance – and SSV Jahn Regensburg in Germany, before retiring as a professional in 2007 at the age of 33. Honours Vitória Setúbal Taça de Portugal: 2004–05 References External links 1974 births Living people People from Olhão Portuguese footballers Association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players GD Beira-Mar players S.C. Olhanense players Louletano D.C. players C.F. Os Belenenses players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players Vitória F.C. players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC CSKA Sofia players Football League (Greece) players Kastoria F.C. players SSV Jahn Regensburg players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Germany Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Sportspeople from Faro District