| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renaldo Lopes da Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-03-19)19 March 1970 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Cotegipe, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991 | Guará | 0 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Atlético-PR | 12 | (5) |
| 1993–1996 | Atlético Mineiro | 64 | (30) |
| 1996–2000 | Deportivo La Coruña | 23 | (5) |
| 1997–1998 | →Corinthians (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | →Las Palmas (loan) | 50 | (14) |
| 2000–2001 | Lleida | 17 | (8) |
| 2001–2002 | Extremadura | 15 | (1) |
| 2002 | América-MG | 18 | (5) |
| 2003 | Paraná | 42 | (30) |
| 2004 | FC Seoul | 11 | (1) |
| 2004 | Palmeiras | 12 | (0) |
| 2005 | Paraná | 6 | (1) |
| 2005 | Coritiba | 21 | (4) |
| 2006 | Náutico | ||
| 2006 | Brasiliense | ||
| 2006 | Vitória-ES | ||
| 2007 | Ceilândia | ||
| 2008 | Democrata | ||
| 2009 | Capital-DF | ||
| 2009 | Dom Pedro-DF | ||
| 2010 | Serrano-PR | ||
| 2010 | Capital-DF | ||
| 2011 | Itaúna | ||
| 2011–2012 | Vilavelhense | ||
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Renaldo Lopes da Cruz (born 19 March 1970), known simply asRenaldo, is a Brazilian formerfootballer who played as aforward.
Born inCotegipe,Bahia, Renaldo played for more than 15 different clubs in his country, most notably forAtlético Mineiro. During his entire career, he missed only twopenalty kicks – both in the same match, a 3–0 home win againstFigueirense Futebol Clube – and left for Spain in 1996 to sign withDeportivo La Coruña.
Upon his arrival inA Coruña, Renaldo said, while describing himself as a player: "I am likeRonaldo, but with an "e"".[1] However, he grossly failed to live up to expectations, also spending time with three other teams in the country (all inSegunda División). In the following decade, a humorous Spanish website calledRenaldinhos y Pavones was created, containing anecdotes on several national and foreign players which caught the eye for various reasons.[2]
In 2002, Renaldo returned to his country to play forAmérica-MG. He continued to represent clubs in quick succession (he also had another spell abroad, inSouth Korea forFC Seoul), and finished his career in his 40s playing amateur football.
In 1996, he earned his solecap for theBrazil national team.
