| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renaldo Lopes da Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | March 19, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Cotegipe, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Vilavelhense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991 | Guará | 0 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Atlético-PR | 12 | (5) |
| 1993–1996 | Atlético-MG | 64 | (30) |
| 1996–2000 | Deportivo La Coruña | 23 | (5) |
| 1997–1998 | → Corinthians (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 50 | (14) |
| 2000–2001 | Lleida | 17 | (8) |
| 2001–2002 | Extremadura | 15 | (1) |
| 2002 | América-MG | 18 | (5) |
| 2003 | Paraná | 42 | (30) |
| 2004 | FC Seoul | 11 | (1) |
| 2004 | Palmeiras | 12 | (0) |
| 2005 | Paraná | 6 | (1) |
| 2005 | Coritiba | 21 | (4) |
| 2006 | Náutico | ||
| 2006 | Brasiliense | ||
| 2006 | Vitória-ES | ||
| 2007 | Ceilândia | ||
| 2008 | Democrata | ||
| 2009 | Capital-DF | ||
| 2009 | Dom Pedro-DF | ||
| 2010 | Serrano-PR | ||
| 2010 | Capital-DF | ||
| 2011 | Itaúna | ||
| 2011– | Vilavelhense | ||
| National team | |||
| 1996 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Renaldo Lopes da Cruz, simply Renaldo (born 19 March 1970), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Vilavelhense Futebol Clube as a forward.
Born in Cotegipe, Bahia, Renaldo played for more than 15 different clubs in his country, most notably for Clube Atlético Mineiro. During his entire career, he only missed two penalty kicks – both in the same match, a 3–0 home win against Figueirense Futebol Clube – and left for Spain in 1996 to sign with Deportivo de La Coruña. Also during that year, he gained his sole cap for the Brazilian national team.
Upon his arrival in A Coruña, he said, while describing himself as a player: "I am like Ronaldo, but with an "e"".[1] However, he grossly failed to live up to expectations, also spending time with three other teams in the country (all in Segunda División). In the following decade, a humorous Spanish website called Renaldinhos y Pavones was created, containing anecdotes on several national and foreign players which caught the eye for various reasons.[2]
In 2002, Renaldo returned to his country, first playing with América Futebol Clube (MG), and continued to represent clubs in quick succession (he also had another abroad spell, in South Korea for FC Seoul). He finished his career in his 40's, playing amateur football.
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