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Gino Orlando
Personal information
Full name Gino Orlando
Date of birth (1929-09-03)September 3, 1929
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death April 24, 2003(2003-04-24) (aged 73)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
1948–1951 Palmeiras
1951–1952 Comercial
1951 XV de Jaú
1952–1963 São Paulo 453 (233)
1963–1964 Portuguesa
1964–1966 Juventus
International career
1956–1958 Brazil 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gino Orlando, sometimes known as just Gino (September 3, 1929 [2] – April 24, 2003 [3]), was an association footballer who played forward for the Brazil national team. [2]

Career

Born in São Paulo, [2] Gino Orlando started his career defending Palmeiras between 1948 and 1951. [4] After defending Comercial in 1951 and in 1952, and XV de Jaú in 1951, [1] he joined São Paulo in 1952, scoring 232 goals in 450 games, placing him as the club's second all-time top goalscorer, just behind Serginho Chulapa. [3] During his spell at São Paulo, he won the Campeonato Paulista in 1953 and in 1957, and was the top goalscorer of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo in 1958, with 12 goals. [1] He later played in 1963 and in 1964 for Portuguesa, retiring in 1966 while defending Juventus. [4]

National team

Gino Orlando played nine games for the Brazil national team between 1956 and 1958, scoring three goals. [4] He played his first game on April 1, 1956, against a Pernambuco state combined team. [2] His first goal for Brazil was scored on April 8, 1956, against Portugal. [2] The other two goals were scored on April 11, and on April 15, respectively against Switzerland and Austria. [2] Gino Orlando played his last game for the national team on May 18, 1958, against Bulgaria. [2]

Death

He died of cardiac arrest on April 24, 2003 at Hospital do Coração, in São Paulo. [3]

Honors

Individual

Club

Palmeiras

São Paulo

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gino". Pelé.net. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Assaf, Roberto (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. p. 261. ISBN  85-7478-186-X.
  3. ^ a b c "E a grande área ficou vazia". IstoÉ. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c "Morre Gino Orlando, ídolo do São Paulo". Pelé.net. April 24, 2003. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
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