Tininho
Ronildo Pereira de Freitas (born 23 October 1977 in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais), known as Tininho, is a Brazilian retired footballer. On the left side of the pitch, he operated as either a midfielder or a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronildo Pereira de Freitas | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Montes Claros, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portuguesa | |||
| Lierse | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1998–2001 | Feyenoord | 49 | (1) |
| 2002 | América-MG | ||
| 2002–2004 | RBC | 58 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | NEC | 62 | (7) |
| 2006–2007 | Den Haag | 23 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | AEK Larnaca | 18 | (1) |
| Total | 210 | (12) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Football career
In May 1998, at the age of 20, Tininho left Brazil and Associação Portuguesa de Desportos to sign with Feyenoord in the Netherlands.[1] In his first season with the Rotterdam team, he appeared in 28 games to help them win the Eredivisie after a six-year wait.
After a brief spell back in his country with América Futebol Clube (MG), Tininho returned to the Netherlands, where he would remain for the following five seasons always in the top flight, with RBC Roosendaal, NEC Nijmegen and ADO Den Haag. In 2007, he joined AEK Larnaca F.C. from Cyprus, playing two seasons with the club and retiring subsequently.
References
- Feyenoord contracteert Tininho (Feyenoord signs Tininho); Voetbal International, 14 May 1998 (in Dutch)
External links
- Tininho at Sambafoot
- Beijen profile (in Dutch)
- Stats at Voetbal International (in Dutch)