Rhodolfo

Luiz Rhodolfo Dini Gaioto (born 11 August 1986), or simply Rhodolfo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Brazilian club Coritiba.

Rhodolfo

Personal information
Full name	Luiz Rhodolfo Dini Gaioto
Date of birth	August 11, 1986
Place of birth	Bandeirantes, Brazil
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Coritiba
Number	4
Youth career
2000–2002	União Bandeirante
2002–2006	Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Atlético Paranaense	97	(3)
2011–2014	São Paulo	64	(1)
2013–2014	→ Grêmio (loan)	36	(0)
2014–2015	Grêmio	12	(0)
2015–2017	Beşiktaş	23	(2)
2017–2019	Flamengo	40	(1)
2020–	Coritiba	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2021

Career

Made professional debut away to Internacional in 0–2 defeat on 10 September 2006 in the Campeonato Brasileiro.[1]

In 2014, Rhodolfo became the vice-captain of Grêmio, taking the position previously occupied by Zé Roberto.[2] On August 2014, Rhodolfo moved definitively to Grêmio, who paid €4,000,000 to São Paulo. His contract with the Gaucho team ran through December 2017.[3]

Beşiktaş J.K.

On 24 July 2015 he signed with Turkish club Beşiktaş J.K. for three years with a conditional fourth year.

Flamengo

On 11 June 2017, he was announced as new player by Flamengo, with a contract lasting until December 2019. Flamengo pkdueieo kwiwu1i ISAQUE aid €1,1m to Beşiktaş J.K. to sign the player.[4]

Career statistics

As of 9 September 2020.[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Paranaense	2006	Série A	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2007		21	2	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	23	2
	2008		19	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	20	0
	2009		23	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
	2010		33	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	39	2
	Total		97	3	8	1	3	0	0	0	108	4
São Paulo	2011	Série A	31	1	6	1	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	11[lower-alpha 2]	2	52	4
	2012		30	0	9	1	10[lower-alpha 1]	0	20[lower-alpha 2]	5	69	6
	2013		3	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	0	9[lower-alpha 2]	1	16	1
	Total		64	1	15	2	18	0	40	8	137	11
Grêmio (loan)	2013	Série A	24	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	30	1
	2014		12	0	1	0	6[lower-alpha 3]	1	12[lower-alpha 4]	0	31	1
	Total		36	0	7	0	6	1	12	0	61	2
Grêmio	2014	Série A	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2015		0	0	0	0	0	0	9[lower-alpha 4]	0	9	0
	Total		12	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	21	0
Beşiktaş	2015–16	Süper Lig	18	1	3	0	6[lower-alpha 5]	0	0	0	27	1
	2016–17		5	1	4	0	1[lower-alpha 6]	0	0	0	10	1
	Total		23	2	7	0	7	0	0	0	37	2
Flamengo	2017	Série A	19	0	–		4[lower-alpha 1]	0	–		23	0
	2018		12	1	0	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	9[lower-alpha 7]	2	23	3
	2019		8	0	0	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 7]	0	13	0
	Total		39	1	0	0	6	0	15	2	60	3
Coritiba	2020	Série A	5	0	1	0	–		12[lower-alpha 8]	0	18	0
Career total			276	7	38	3	40	1	87	10	442	22

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
2. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista.
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
4. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho.
5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League.
6. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League.
7. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
8. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paranaense.

Honours

Club

Atlético Paranaense

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2009

São Paulo

• Copa Sudamericana: 2012

Beşiktaş

• Süper Lig: 2015–16, 2016–17

Flamengo

• Copa Libertadores: 2019[6]
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2019
• Campeonato Carioca: 2019

International

Brazil

• Superclásico de las Américas: 2011

Individual

• Campeonato Paulista Team of the year: 2011

References

1. Rubro-Negro.net Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Novo capitão do Grêmio reconhece responsabilidade e pede atenção a Robinho". UOL Esporte.
3. "Rhodolfo por Souza: Grêmio e São Paulo encaminham troca em definitivo". Globo Esporte.
4. "Flamengo confirma contratação de zagueiro Rhodolfo até fim de 2019". UOL. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
5. "Rhodolfo statistics". Soccerway.
6. Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

External links

• (in English) Rhodolfo profile. Sambafoot.
• (in Portuguese) Rhodolfo profile. Furacão.com.
• (in Portuguese) Rhodolfo profile. Zero Zero.