Renanzinho (footballer, born 1997)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Renan Martins Pereira | ||
Date of birth | 19 September 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Ariquemes, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 21 December 2017 | (aged 20)||
Place of death | Florianópolis, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Laranja Mecânica | |||
2011–2015 | Avaí | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Avaí | 21 | (1) |
Total | 21 | (1) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Renan Martins Pereira (19 September 1997 – 21 December 2017), known as Renanzinho or simply Renan, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Born in Ariquemes, Rondônia, Renan graduated with Avaí's youth setup, and made his senior debut on 4 March 2015, coming on as a late substitute for Renan Oliveira in a 0–2 away loss against Internacional de Lages for the Campeonato Catarinense championship.[1] He was subsequently promoted to the main squad, being praised by manager Gilson Kleina.[2]
On 11 May 2015 Renan made his Série A debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Santos.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 5 July, netting his team's first in a 2–2 home draw against Sport Recife. After his disease, his contract was suspended, but the club still helped with the costs of his treatment.
Doping ban
[edit]Renan tested positive for the prohibited substance octopamine in July 2015, and was subsequently handed a 1-month ban from sports.[4][5]
Death
[edit]In 2016, Renan was diagnosed with a brain tumor.[6] He began treatment in the same year, with Avaí maintaining his contract, until 2018, active. On 21 December 2017, Avaí announced that Renan had died in the morning, as a result of complications from his brain tumour.[7]
Personal life
[edit]His father Edson Pereira was a Vilhena footballer, while his brother Luanzinho is also a footballer and a midfielder for the same club.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 3 May 2016[9]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Avaí | 2015 | Série A | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
2016 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
Career total | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ Inter de Lages vence Avaí e conquista vaga no Hexagonal (Inter de Lages defeats Avaí and gets a spot in the last six); Redação em Campo, 5 March 2015 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Kleina elogia Renan e vê o jovem como exemplo do futebol moderno (Kleina praises Renan and sees the youngster as an example of the modern football); Globo Esporte, 29 March 2015 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Santos sai na frente, mas Avaí reage e empata na Ressacada: 1 a 1 (Santos goes ahead, but Avaí reacts and draws at Ressacada: 1–1); Globo Esporte, 11 May 2015 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Karla Gabriela Quint: Avaí consegue efeito suspensivo após doping e Renan pode voltar para jogo contra Vasco, Vavel, 26 September 2015 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Diego Madruga: Renan é pego no exame antidoping, e Avaí faz blindagem ao jovem volante, Globo Esporte, 8 August 2015 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Promessa do Avaí, Renanzinho é diagnosticado com tumor cerebral (Avaí's pearl, Renanzinho is diagnosed with brain tumor); Globo Esporte, 21 November 2016 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Renanzinho, jogador do Avaí, morre aos 20 anos em Florianópolis (Renanzinho, Avaí player, dies aged 20 in Florianópolis); Diário Catarinense, 21 December 2017 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Avaí repassa recursos para compra da casa de Renanzinho (Avaí transfer resources for the purchase of Renanzinho's house); Avaí FC, 10 August 2017 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Renan at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Renan at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- 2017 deaths
- Footballers from Rondônia
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Avaí FC players
- Doping cases in association football
- Brazilian sportspeople in doping cases
- Deaths from brain cancer in Brazil
- Deaths from cancer in Santa Catarina (state)
- Neurological disease deaths in Santa Catarina (state)
- People from Ariquemes
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen