Raimundinho
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raimundo Ferreira Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | São José da Varginha , Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 29 April 2000 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cachoeirinha (Belo Horizonte) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1963 | Cruzeiro | 323 | (112) |
| 1958 | → America-RJ (loan) | ||
| 1962 | → Universidad Central (VEN) | ||
| 1963–1964 | Renascença | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–1978 | Treze | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 March 2024 | |||
Raimundo Ferreira Silva (28 February 1933 – 29 April 2000), better known as Raimundinho, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward.
Career
[edit]Raimundinho began his career at Cachoeirinha de Belo Horizonte in 1951, still as a youth player. He arrived at Cruzeiro in 1952 where he played almost his entire career, with 323 games and 112 goals,[1] being top scorer in 1954[2] and state champion in 1956, 1959, and 1960. He was sidelined due to illness in 1957, being loaned to America-RJ in 1958 to regain rhythm. He ended his career as a player at EC Renascença and had a brief role as coach at Treze da Paraíba.[3]
Raimundinho was inducted into the Cruzeiro EC Hall of Fame in 2012.[4]
Honours
[edit]- Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1956, 1959, 1960
- Copa Belo Horizonte: 1960
- Individual
- 1954 Campeonato Mineiro top scorer: 13 goals
References
[edit]- ↑ "Raimundo Ferreira Silva". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ↑ "Minas Gerais State Championship - List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ↑ "Raimundinho, uma carreira inesquecível". Guerreiro dos Gramados (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ↑ "Cruzeiro inaugura Hall da Fama e homenageia os grandes ídolos". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Raimundinho at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)