Rodrigo Baldasso da Costa

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Personal information
Rodrigo
Full name	Rodrigo Baldasso da Costa
Date of birth	August 27, 1980 (1980-08-27) (age 27)
Place of birth	Lençóis Paulista, Brazil
Height	.82 m (2 ft 8+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Flamengo
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2003 2004 2005- 2008-	Ponte Preta São Paulo FC Dynamo Kyiv → Flamengo (loan)	61 (4) 51 (9) 69 (16) 0 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Rodrigo Baldasso da Costa, often known as simply Rodrigo is a professional football player, currently playing in Brazil, for Flamengo. Rodrigo began his career in Brazil, playing for his local club Ponte Preta, being Copa Libertadores 2005 champion for São Paulo Futebol Clube, and after spending 3 seasons there in February 2005 he moved to Kyiv, very soon Rodrigo established himself as a talented defender and on several occasions leading the team as a captain. He transferred himself to Flamengo in December, 2007. In his first game as a starter for Flamengo on February 07, 2008, Rodrigo fractured his arm and is not expected back until the beginning of July.