Antônio Rinaldo Gonçalves
Antônio Rinaldo Gonçalves, commonly known simply as Rinaldo (born October 31, 1966), is an association footballer. He played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs.[1] He also played for Portuguese Liga clubs and for the Brazilian national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antônio Rinaldo Gonçalves | ||
Date of birth | October 31, 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Campina Grande, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Campinense | |||
Treze | |||
1987–1988 | Santa Cruz | 36 | (5) |
1989–1990 | Fluminense | 21 | (7) |
1991–1992 | São Paulo | 15 | (2) |
1992–1993 | Sport Recife | ||
Portuguesa | |||
1993 | Gamba Osaka | 4 | (0) |
Marítimo | |||
Moreirense | |||
Juventude | |||
2004 | Kärnten | ||
National team | |||
1990 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Born in Campina Grande, Paraíba state, Rinaldo started his professional career playing for Campinense, then moving to their rivals Treze.[2] He played 36 Série A games for Santa Cruz between 1987 and 1988, scoring five goals.[3] He then joined Fluminense, playing 21 Série A games and scoring seven goals for the Rio de Janeiro-based club.[3] With São Paulo, Rinaldo played 15 Série A games, scoring two goals, between 1991 and 1992.[3] Including other competition games, he played 28 games for São Paulo, and scored four goals.[4] In 1992, he played four Copa do Brasil games for Sport Recife, scoring four goals.[3] He left the club after the 1993 season.[2] After leaving Sport Recife, he played for Portuguesa, then Portuguese Liga clubs Marítimo and Moreirense, Juventude, and in 1994 Kärnten of Austria,[2] when he retired and moved to Recife city.[4]
National team
Rinaldo played only one game for the Brazilian national team, in 1990.[5] It was a friendly game against a Rest of the World combined team to celebrate Pelé's 50th birthday.[4] The game was played on October 31, 1990, at Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy, and Brazil was defeated 2–1.[5] The game is notorious because after Rinaldo received a pass from Pelé, instead of returning the ball to him, he shot the ball, missing the goal, and preventing Pelé from scoring his 1282nd goal.[4]
References
- "Rinaldo" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- "Rinaldo". Sambafoot. November 13, 2004. Archived from the original on August 19, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- "Rinaldo – todos os jogos" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- "Rinaldo (ex-ponta do Santa Cruz, Flu, São Paulo, Sport, Treze e Campinense)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. November 21, 2007. Archived from the original on March 11, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. 2006. pp. 292–293. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.
External links
- Antônio Rinaldo Gonçalves at J.League (in Japanese)