Luiz Rhodolfo Dini Gaioto (born 11 August 1986), or simply Rhodolfo, is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a centre back..

Rhodolfo
Rhodolfo playing for Beşiktaş in 2015
Personal information
Full name Luiz Rhodolfo Dini Gaioto[1]
Date of birth (1986-08-11) 11 August 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Bandeirantes, Brazil
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2000–2002 União Bandeirante
2002–2006 Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Atlético Paranaense 97 (3)
2011–2014 São Paulo 64 (1)
2013–2014Grêmio (loan) 36 (0)
2014–2015 Grêmio 12 (0)
2015–2017 Beşiktaş 23 (2)
2017–2019 Flamengo 39 (1)
2020–2021 Coritiba 17 (0)
2021 Cruzeiro 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2021

Career

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Made professional debut away to Internacional in 0–2 defeat on 10 September 2006 in the Campeonato Brasileiro.[2]

In 2014, Rhodolfo became the vice-captain of Grêmio, taking the position previously occupied by Zé Roberto.[3] In August 2014, Rhodolfo moved definitively to Grêmio, who paid €4,000,000 to São Paulo. His contract with the Gaucho team ran through December 2017.[4]

Beşiktaş J.K.

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On 24 July 2015 he signed with Turkish club Beşiktaş J.K. for three years with a conditional fourth year.

Flamengo

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On 11 June 2017, he was announced as new player by Flamengo, with a contract lasting until December 2019. Flamengo paid 1,1m to Beşiktaş J.K. to sign the player.[5]

Career statistics

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As of 19 July 2021.[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Paranaense 2006 Série A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2007 21 2 0 0 2[a] 0 0 0 23 2
2008 19 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 20 0
2009 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
2010 33 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 39 2
Total 97 3 8 1 3 0 0 0 108 4
São Paulo 2011 Série A 31 1 6 1 4[a] 0 11[b] 2 52 4
2012 30 0 9 1 10[a] 0 20[b] 5 69 6
2013 3 0 0 0 4[c] 0 9[b] 1 16 1
Total 64 1 15 2 18 0 40 8 137 11
Grêmio (loan) 2013 Série A 24 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 30 1
2014 12 0 1 0 6[c] 1 12[d] 0 31 1
Total 36 0 7 0 6 1 12 0 61 2
Grêmio 2014 Série A 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 9[d] 0 9 0
Total 12 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 21 0
Beşiktaş 2015–16 Süper Lig 18 1 3 0 6[e] 0 0 0 27 1
2016–17 5 1 4 0 1[f] 0 0 0 10 1
Total 23 2 7 0 7 0 0 0 37 2
Flamengo 2017 Série A 19 0 4[a] 0 23 0
2018 12 1 0 0 2[c] 0 9[g] 2 23 3
2019 8 0 0 0 0 0 5[g] 0 13 0
Total 39 1 0 0 6 0 15 2 60 3
Coritiba 2020 Série A 17 0 1 0 12[h] 3 30 3
Cruzeiro 2021 Série B 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 290 7 38 3 40 1 88 13 456 25
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista.
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho.
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League.
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League.
  7. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
  8. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paranaense.

Honours

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Club

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Atlético Paranaense
São Paulo
Beşiktaş
Flamengo

International

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Brazil

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ Rubro-Negro.net Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Novo capitão do Grêmio reconhece responsabilidade e pede atenção a Robinho". UOL Esporte.
  4. ^ "Rhodolfo por Souza: Grêmio e São Paulo encaminham troca em definitivo". Globo Esporte. 12 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Flamengo confirma contratação de zagueiro Rhodolfo até fim de 2019". UOL. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Rhodolfo statistics". Soccerway.
  7. ^ Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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