Marco Paulo Paiva Rocha (born 7 February 1973), known as Paiva, is a Portuguese former professional football defensive midfielder and manager.
Born in Funchal, Madeira, Paiva came through the ranks of his hometown team C.S. MarÃÂtimo. He totalled 337 Primeira Liga games and six goals for them, S.C. Farense, Vitória de Guimarães and C.D. Santa Clara.
In the Segunda Liga, Paiva added 72 appearances and one goal in service of F.C. Famalicão, Santa Clara and F.C. Maia.
Paiva earned one senior cap for Portugal on 19 August 1998, in a 2âÂÂ1 friendly win over Mozambique at the Estádio de São Miguel in the Azores. He came on as a substitute for double goalscorer Rui Costa with five minutes of the 2âÂÂ1 win remaining.