Pena (footballer)

Pena

Pena in action for Porto
Personal information
Full name Renivaldo Pereira de Jesus
Date of birth February 19, 1974 (1974-02-19) (age 38)
Place of birth Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Serrano-BA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994 Serrano-BA ? (?)
1995–1996 Conquista ? (?)
1997 Rio Branco ? (?)
1998 Ceará ? (?)
1998 Paraguaçuense ? (?)
1998–1999 Grasshoppers ? (?)
1999–2000 Palmeiras 12 (1)
2000–2005 Porto 53 (28)
2002–2003 Strasbourg (loan) 17 (1)
2003–2004 Braga (loan) 26 (7)
2004–2005 Marítimo (loan) 25 (9)
2005–2006 Botafogo ? (?)
2006 Paulista 4 (0)
2007 Confiança ? (?)
2008 Serrano-BA ? (?)
2009 Madre Deus ? (?)
2010– Serrano-BA
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Renivaldo Pereira de Jesus (born 19 February 1974 in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia), aka Pena, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Serrano Sport Club as a striker.

Football career

After playing in modest clubs in his country, Pena had his first taste of European football in 1998, but only lasted a few months with Grasshopper Club Zürich, moving then to Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras.

In 2000, he signed with F.C. Porto, where he was the top goalscorer in the league in his first season, with 22 goals, while also adding the cup. After falling out with club coach Octávio Machado, Pena was loaned to RC Strasbourg in France, where he failed to settle. Two other loans ensued, and the player experienced some success at both Sporting Clube de Braga and Club Sport Marítimo.

Released by Porto in June 2005, Pena returned to Brazil. After a spell with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, he saw out his career with modest sides.

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