Valinhos (footballer)

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]

Valinhos

Personal information
Full name	José Claudinei Georgini
Date of birth	(1947-12-15) 15 December 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth	Valinhos, Brazil
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bonsucesso
	Vasco da Gama
	Olaria
	Goiás
	Portuguesa (RJ)
	Volta Redonda
	Serrano
Managerial career
1980	Fluminense Under-16
1980–1981	Al Wasl
	Vasco da Gama U20
	Al-Ahli (UAE)
1987–1989	Tawen SC
	Nova Cidade
	Botafogo
	Flamengo
2001	Brazil U17
2001–2003	Brazil U20
2008	Zimbabwe
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Valinhos 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]

Managerial 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 qualifying tournament for the 2018 FIFA World Cup for failing to pay Claudinei arrears owed.^[7][8]