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Rinaldo Amorim

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Rinaldo
Personal information
Full name Rinaldo Luís Dias Amorim
Date of birth (1941-02-19)19 February 1941
Place of birth Jurema, Brazil
Date of death 5 April 2023(2023-04-05) (aged 82)
Place of death Carpina, Brazil
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1963 Náutico
1964–1968 Palmeiras 167 (60)
1967Fluminense (loan) 23 (12)
1969–1971 Coritiba
1972 União Barbarense
International career
1964–1967 Brazil 11 (5)
Managerial career
1997 Treze
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024

Rinaldo Luís Dias Amorim (19 February 1939 – 5 April 2023), also known as Rinaldo Amorim or simply Rinaldo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Career

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Rinaldo began his professional career at Náutico, a club where he became a great idol and was twice state champion. He was signed by Palmeiras where he also made history and became one of the best in history, with 167 matches and 60 goals.[1] He also had a good spell at Fluminense, Coritiba and ended his career at União Barbarense in 1972.[2]

International career

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Rinaldo debuted for the Brazil national team in the 1964 Taça das Nações. In total, he made 11 appearances and scored 5 goals, playing for the last time in 1967, in a friendly against Chile.[3][4]

Honours

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Náutico
Palmeiras

Death

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Rinaldo died in the city of Carpina, Pernambuco on 5 April 2023.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Craques - Rinaldo". SE Palmeiras (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Que fim levou? Rinaldo Amorim". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1964-1966". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1967-1968". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Morre Rinaldo Amorim, ídolo de Náutico e Palmeiras". Lance! (in Portuguese). 5 April 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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