Chinesinho
Appearance
![]() Chinesinho at Juventus in 1965 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sidney Colônia Cunha | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Rio Grande, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 16 April 2011 | (aged 75)||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1954 | Renner | 41 | (1) |
1955–1958 | Internacional[1] | 74 | (6) |
1958–1962 | Palmeiras | 241 | (55) |
1962–1963 | Modena | 20 | (3) |
1963–1965 | Catania | 59 | (5) |
1965–1967 | Juventus | 85 | (8) |
1967–1972 | Lanerossi Vicenza[2] | 90 | (10) |
1972 | New York Cosmos[3] | 1 | (0) |
1973–1974 | Nacional-SP | ? | (?) |
International career | |||
1956–1961 | Brazil | 17 | (7) |
Managerial career | |||
1976 | Vicenza | ||
1978–1979 | Foggia | ||
1979–1981 | Forlì | ||
1985 | Palmeiras | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sidney Colônia Cunha (28 June 1935 – 16 April 2011), commonly known as Chinesinho (Little Chinese), was a Brazilian footballer who played professionally, at both club and international levels, as a midfielder.[4]
Career
Born in Rio Grande, Chinesinho played for Renner, Internacional and Palmeiras in Brazil, before moving to Italy to play for Modena Football Club, Catania, Juventus and Lanerossi Vicenza, and in the United States for the New York Cosmos.
At international level, he made 17 appearances for Brazil between 1956 and 1961, scoring seven goals; he was a member of the team that finished in second place at the 1959 South American Championship.
Honours
Club
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1955
- Campeonato Paulista: 1959
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1960[5]
- Coppa delle Alpi: 1964 (Runner-up)
International
- South American Championship: 1959 (Runner-up)
References
Categories:
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazil men's international footballers
- Sport Club Internacional players
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players
- São Paulo state football team players
- Modena FC 2018 players
- Catania FC players
- Juventus FC players
- LR Vicenza players
- 1935 births
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Serie A players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- 2011 deaths
- Brazilian football managers
- LR Vicenza managers
- Calcio Foggia 1920 managers
- Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
- Deaths from dementia in Brazil
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras managers
- New York Cosmos (1970–1985) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Men's association football midfielders
- People from Rio Grande (Rio Grande do Sul)
- Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul
- Brazilian football midfielder stubs