Rinaldo Amorim

Rinaldo Luís Dias Amorim (19 February 1939 – 5 April 2023), also known as Rinaldo Amorim or simply Rinaldo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Rinaldo

Personal information
Full name	Rinaldo Luís Dias Amorim
Date of birth	(1941-02-19)19 February 1941
Place of birth	Jurema, Brazil
Date of death	5 April 2023(2023-04-05) (aged 82)
Place of death	Carpina, Brazil
Position(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1963	Náutico
1964–1968	Palmeiras	167	(60)
1967	→ Fluminense (loan)	23	(12)
1969–1971	Coritiba
1972	União Barbarense
International career
1964–1967	Brazil	11	(5)
Managerial career
1997	Treze
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024

Career

Rinaldo began his professional career at Náutico, a club where he became a great idol and was twice state champion. He was signed by Palmeiras where he also made history and became one of the best in history, with 167 matches and 60 goals.^[1] He also had a good spell at Fluminense, Coritiba and ended his career at União Barbarense in 1972.^[2]

International career

Rinaldo debuted for the Brazil national team in the 1964 Taça das Nações. In total, he made 11 appearances and scored 5 goals, playing for the last time in 1967, in a friendly against Chile.^[3][4]

Honours

Náutico

• Campeonato Pernambucano: 1960, 1963

Palmeiras

• Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1965
• Campeonato Paulista: 1966
• Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa: 1967
• Taça Brasil: 1967

Death

Rinaldo died in the city of Carpina, Pernambuco on 5 April 2023.^[5]