Raimundinho
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raimundo Ferreira Silva | ||
Date of birth | 28 February 1933 | ||
Place of birth | São José da Varginha , Brazil | ||
Date of death | 29 April 2000 | (aged 67)||
Place of death | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Cachoeirinha (Belo Horizonte) | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1952–1963 | Cruzeiro | 323 | (112) |
1958 | → America-RJ (loan) | ||
1963–1964 | Renascença | ||
Managerial career | |||
1977–1978 | Treze | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024 |
Raimundo Ferreira Silva (28 February 1933 – 29 April 2000), better known as Raimundinho, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward.
Career
[edit]Raimundinho began his career at Cachoeirinha de Belo Horizonte in 1951, still as a youth player. He arrived at Cruzeiro in 1952 where he played almost his entire career, with 323 games and 112 goals,[1] being top scorer in 1954[2] and state champion in 1956, 1959, and 1960. He was sidelined due to illness in 1957, being loaned to America-RJ in 1958 to regain rhythm. He ended his career as a player at EC Renascença and had a brief role as coach at Treze da Paraíba.[3]
Honours
[edit]- Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1956, 1959, 1960
- Copa Belo Horizonte: 1960
- Individual
- 1954 Campeonato Mineiro top scorer: 13 goals
References
[edit]- ^ "Raimundo Ferreira Silva". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Minas Gerais State Championship - List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Raimundinho, uma carreira inesquecível". Guerreiro dos Gramados (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Raimundinho at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)