Rivaldo (footballer, born 1985)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Barbosa and the second or paternal family name is de Souza.

Rivaldo Barbosa de Souza (born 25 August 1985), simply known as Rivaldo, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or left back.

Rivaldo

Personal information
Full name	Rivaldo Barbosa de Souza
Date of birth	(1985-08-25) 25 August 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Salgadinho, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, left back
Youth career
	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Santos	2	(0)
2006	Guarani	9	(1)
2007	Marília	11	(0)
2008	Bahia	7	(0)
2008–2009	Vaduz	19	(4)
2010	Oeste	11	(1)
2010	Avaí	5	(0)
2010–2011	Palmeiras	46	(1)
2012–2013	Sport Recife	38	(2)
2013–2014	Figueirense	22	(0)
2015	Esteghlal	3	(0)
2016	CRB	8	(0)
2016	Bragantino	9	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 July 2015

Club career

Rivaldo played for clubs in São Paulo state before moved to Bahia on 27 December 2007. After playing 7 games at Brazilian Série B, he moved to Vaduz on 23 July 2008. Then he joined Brazilian football league Sport and after a year he moved to Figueirense FC. On 20 July 2015, Rivaldo joined Persian Gulf Pro League Club Esteghlal.^[2]