Rinaldo (footballer, born 1966)

Rinaldo
Personal information
Full name	Antônio Rinaldo Gonçalves
Date of birth	31 October 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Campina Grande, Brazil
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Campinense
	Treze
1987–1988	Santa Cruz
1989–1990	Fluminense
1991–1992	São Paulo
1992–1993	Sport Recife
	Portuguesa
1993	Gamba Osaka
	Marítimo
	Moreirense
	Juventude
2004	Kärnten
International career
1990	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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 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

^ ^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.

External links

Rinaldo at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

[futpedia-1] "Rinaldo" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.

[sambafoot-2] "Rinaldo". Sambafoot. 13 November 2004. Archived from the original on 19 August 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.

[futpedia2-3] "Rinaldo – todos os jogos" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved 12 February 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[miltonenves-4] "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.

[enciclopediaselecao-5] Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. 2006. pp. 292–293. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.

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