Rodrigo Baldasso da Costa

Rodrigo Baldasso da Costa (born 27 August 1980), simply known Rodrigo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Rodrigo
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Baldasso da Costa
Date of birth (1980-08-27) 27 August 1980
Place of birth Lençóis Paulista, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Ponte Preta 61 (5)
2004–2005 São Paulo 34 (3)
2005–2010 Dynamo Kyiv 69 (16)
2008Flamengo (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2009São Paulo (loan) 33 (3)
2010Grêmio (loan) 11 (1)
2010–2011Internacional (loan) 18 (0)
2012 Vitória 15 (1)
2013 Goiás 33 (4)
2014–2017 Vasco da Gama 91 (11)
2017 Ponte Preta 24 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2019 (UTC)

Career

Rodrigo began his career in Brazil, playing for his local club Ponte Preta and after spending 3 seasons there, being 2005 Copa Libertadores champion for São Paulo.

In February 2005 he moved to Dynamo Kyiv, which he signed a new contract in August 2006.[1] He transferred himself to Flamengo in December 2007. In his first game as a starter for Flamengo on 7 February 2008, Rodrigo fractured his arm, had a surgery and stayed out of the fields for few months. In July 2008, Rodrigo moved to São Paulo on a contract of loan until December 2008. In January 2009, the loan contract was extended to July 2009. On 11 February 2010 Dynamo Kiev confirmed that the 28-year-old center back would play on loan for one year at Gremio Porto Alegre.[2] Later in 2010, however, Rodrigo left Grêmio for city rivals Internacional. On 11 January 2011, Rodrigo joined Esporte Clube Vitória on a free transfer. On 7 December 2012, Rodrigo joined Goiás Esporte Clube. On 27 November 2017, his team was leading 2–0 against Esporte Clube Vitória before he was sent off after made twice an invasive exploration of his opponent's buttocks. The match was abandoned with eight minutes remaining when Ponte fans invaded the pitch after Vitoria's third goal.

Honours

Club

Dynamo Kyiv
Flamengo
São Paulo
Grêmio
Internacional
Vasco da Gama

Individual

Career statistics

As of 15 June 2009
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil South America Total
2000Ponte PretaCopa João Havelange102030
2001Série A22281303
200221130241
2003172
2004São Paulo343163506
Ukraine League Ukrainian Cup Europe Total
2004–05Dynamo KyivPremier League00
2005–0610
2006–0770
2007–0800
Brazil League Copa do Brasil South America Total
2008FlamengoSérie A00004*0*
São Paulo20300203
2009903018**2**
Total Brazil 1241113119399***15***
Ukraine 80
Career total 273

* Include 4 games and 0 goals in Campeonato Carioca 2008.
** Include 15 games and 2 goals in 2009 Campeonato Paulista.[4]
*** See * and **.

References

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