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Brazilian footballer

Raimundinho
Personal information
Full name Raimundo Ferreira Silva
Date of birth (1933-02-28)28 February 1933
Place of birth São José da Varginha , Brazil
Date of death 29 April 2000(2000-04-29) (aged 67)
Place of death Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Cachoeirinha (Belo Horizonte)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1963 Cruzeiro 323 (112)
1958America-RJ (loan)
1963–1964 Renascença [pt]
Managerial career
1977–1978 Treze
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct 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

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, being top scorer in 1954 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.

Honours

Cruzeiro
Individual
  • 1954 Campeonato Mineiro top scorer: 13 goals

References

  1. "Raimundo Ferreira Silva". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. "Minas Gerais State Championship - List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  3. "Raimundinho, uma carreira inesquecível". Guerreiro dos Gramados (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.

External links

Campeonato Mineiro top scorers
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