Chinesinho

Sidney Colônia Cunha (28 June 1935 – 16 April 2011), commonly known as Chinesinho (Little Chinese), was a Brazilian footballer who played professionally, at both club and international levels, as a midfielder.[4]

Chinesinho

Chinesinho at Juventus in 1965
Personal information
Full name	Sidney Colônia Cunha
Date of birth	(1935-06-28)28 June 1935
Place of birth	Rio Grande, Brazil
Date of death	16 April 2011(2011-04-16) (aged 75)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954	Renner	41	(1)
1955–1958	Internacional[1]	74	(6)
1958–1962	Palmeiras	241	(55)
1962–1963	Modena	20	(3)
1963–1965	Catania	59	(5)
1965–1967	Juventus	85	(8)
1967–1972	Lanerossi Vicenza[2]	90	(10)
1972	New York Cosmos[3]	1	(0)
1973–1974	Nacional-SP	?	(?)
National team
1956–1961	Brazil	17	(7)
Teams managed
1976	Vicenza
1978–1979	Foggia
1979–1981	Forlì
1985	Palmeiras
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Rio Grande, Chinesinho played for Renner, Internacional and Palmeiras in Brazil, before moving to Italy to play for Modena Football Club, Catania, Juventus and Lanerossi Vicenza, and in the United States for the New York Cosmos.

At international level, he made 17 appearances for Brazil between 1956 and 1961, scoring seven goals; he was a member of the team that finished in second place at the 1959 South American Championship.

Honours

Club

Internacional

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1955

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista: 1959
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1960[5]

Catania

• Coppa delle Alpi: 1964 (Runner-up)

Juventus

• Serie A: 1966–67

International

Brazil

• South American Championship: 1959 (Runner-up)

References

1. Profile at sambafoot
2. Italian career stats at RSSSF
3. NASL career stats
4. Esportes » Futebol » Estaduais » Estaduais 2011 » Estaduais 2011 Ídolo do Palmeiras morre aos 75 anos no Rio Grande do Sul
5. Chinesinho