José Claudinei

Valinhos
Personal information
Full nameJosé Claudinei Georgini
Date of birth15 December 1947
Place of birthValinhos, Brazil
Playing positionManager
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Bonsucesso
Vasco da Gama
Olaria
Goiás
Portuguesa (RJ)
Volta Redonda
Serrano
Teams managed
1980Fluminense Under-16
Al Wasl
Vasco da Gama Under-20
Al-Ahli (UAE)
1987-1989Tawen SC
Nova Cidade
Botafogo
Flamengo
2001Brazil Under-17
2001-2003Brazil Under-20
2008Zimbabwe
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

José Claudinei Georgini (born 15 December 1947) is a Brazilian football manager nicknamed Valinhos who last managed the Zimbabwe national team, a position he held from January to November 2008.[1][2]

Career

Playing career

Valinhos only had a brief playing career, playing between 1968 and 1979 with Bonsucesso, Vasco da Gama, Olaria, Goiás, Portuguesa (RJ), Volta Redonda and Serrano.[3][4]

Management career

He was coach of the Brazil under-20 side between 2001 and 2003[5] and has also coached in Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Morocco.[1][6]

On 12 March 2015, Zimbabwe were expelled from the qualifiying tournament for the 2018 FIFA World Cup for failing to pay Claudinei arrears owed.[7][8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "'Valinhos' to coach Zimbabwe". BBC News. 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  2. John Mhunga (2008-11-19). "Chidzambwa makes Warriors return". BBC. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  3. Nkanyiso Moyo (2008-01-09). "Brazilian Valinhos unveiled as new Zimbabwe coach". NewZimbabwe.com. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  4. Kizito Sikuka (2008-01-09). "Zimbabwe Warriors get Brazilian coach". AfricaNews.com. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  5. Tim Vickery (2003-03-03). "Carnival time for Fluminense". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  6. "Brazilian Valinhos to coach Zimbabwe". FIFA. 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  7. "Zimbabwe expelled from the preliminary competition of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia". FIFA.com. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  8. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31851586