Gatãozinho

Gatãozinho
	Former footballer Gatãozinho in 2020
Personal information
Full name	José Fernando Naval
Date of birth	11 April 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth	Piracicaba, Brazil
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1971–1973	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team
1973–1974	XV de Piracicaba
1975–1981	São Bento
1981–1988	Juventus-SP
1988	Inter de Limeira
1988–1989	Bragantino
1990	São Bento
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024

José Fernando Naval (born 11 April 1953), better known by the nickname Gatãozinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Son of forward Gatão (Vicente Naval Filho), Gatãozinho started his career at Corinthians, standing out in the youth categories. As a professional, played for XV de Piracicaba, and made history with the shirt of EC São Bento, where he made more than 380 appearances,^[1] CA Juventus, where he won the 1983 Taça de Prata,^[2] and at CA Bragantino in the late 90s, being a of those largely responsible for structuring the club that would become state champion and runner-up in Brazilian Championship in the following years.^[3]^[4]

Honours

Juventus

Bragantino

References

^ "Ídolo do Bentão e do Nhô Quim, Gatãozinho está com o "coração dividido" na A2". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 24 March 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
^ Angelo Agarelli; Fernando Galuppo; Vicente Romano Netto (2012). Glórias de um Moleque Travesso (in Portuguese). Editora BB. ISBN 8562716103.
^ Ricardo Gomes (16 November 2019). "Quando tudo começou: há 30 anos, o Bragantino era campeão da Série B". Red Bull (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
^ "Que fim levou? Gatãozinho (Ex-meia-esquerda do Juventus e do Bragantino)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.

External links

Gatãozinho at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)

[1] "Ídolo do Bentão e do Nhô Quim, Gatãozinho está com o "coração dividido" na A2". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 24 March 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

[2] Angelo Agarelli; Fernando Galuppo; Vicente Romano Netto (2012). Glórias de um Moleque Travesso (in Portuguese). Editora BB. ISBN 8562716103.

[3] Ricardo Gomes (16 November 2019). "Quando tudo começou: há 30 anos, o Bragantino era campeão da Série B". Red Bull (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.

[Terceiro_Tempo-4] "Que fim levou? Gatãozinho (Ex-meia-esquerda do Juventus e do Bragantino)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.

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