Antônio Rinaldo Gonçalves, commonly known simply as Rinaldo (born 31 October 1966) is a Brazilian former footballer. He played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs.[1] He also played for Portuguese Liga clubs and for the Brazil national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antônio Rinaldo Gonçalves | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Campina Grande, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| 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 | ||
| International career | |||
| 1990 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
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 edit
Rinaldo played only one game for the Brazil 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 31 October 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 edit
- ^ a b "Rinaldo" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ^ a b c "Rinaldo". Sambafoot. 13 November 2004. Archived from the original on 19 August 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Rinaldo – todos os jogos" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved 12 February 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ a b Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. 2006. pp. 292–293. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.
