Rodrigo Baldasso da Costa
Rodrigo Baldasso da Costa (born 27 August 1980), simply known Rodrigo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Baldasso da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Lençóis Paulista, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Ponte Preta | 61 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | São Paulo | 34 | (3) |
| 2005–2010 | Dynamo Kyiv | 69 | (16) |
| 2008 | → Flamengo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → São Paulo (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| 2010 | → Grêmio (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Internacional (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2012 | Vitória | 15 | (1) |
| 2013 | Goiás | 33 | (4) |
| 2014–2017 | Vasco da Gama | 91 | (11) |
| 2017 | Ponte Preta | 24 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
Rodrigo began his career in Brazil, playing for his local club Ponte Preta and after spending 3 seasons there, being 2005 Copa Libertadores champion for São Paulo.
In February 2005 he moved to Dynamo Kyiv, which he signed a new contract in August 2006.[1] He transferred himself to Flamengo in December 2007. In his first game as a starter for Flamengo on 7 February 2008, Rodrigo fractured his arm, had a surgery and stayed out of the fields for few months. In July 2008, Rodrigo moved to São Paulo on a contract of loan until December 2008. In January 2009, the loan contract was extended to July 2009. On 11 February 2010 Dynamo Kiev confirmed that the 28-year-old center back would play on loan for one year at Gremio Porto Alegre.[2] Later in 2010, however, Rodrigo left Grêmio for city rivals Internacional. On 11 January 2011, Rodrigo joined Esporte Clube Vitória on a free transfer. On 7 December 2012, Rodrigo joined Goiás Esporte Clube. On 27 November 2017, his team was leading 2–0 against Esporte Clube Vitória before he was sent off after made twice an invasive exploration of his opponent's buttocks. The match was abandoned with eight minutes remaining when Ponte fans invaded the pitch after Vitoria's third goal.
Honours
Individual
- Campeonato Carioca Team of the year: 2016[3]
Career statistics
- As of 15 June 2009
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | South America | Total | ||||||
| 2000 | Ponte Preta | Copa João Havelange | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Série A | 22 | 2 | 8 | 1 | – | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2002 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2003 | 17 | 2 | – | – | ||||||
| 2004 | São Paulo | 34 | 3 | – | 16 | 3 | 50 | 6 | ||
| Ukraine | League | Ukrainian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Dynamo Kyiv | Premier League | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2005–06 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2006–07 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | South America | Total | ||||||
| 2008 | Flamengo | Série A | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4* | 0* | |
| São Paulo | 20 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2009 | 9 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 18** | 2** | |||
| Total | Brazil | 124 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 99*** | 15*** | |
| Ukraine | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career total | 27 | 3 | ||||||||
* Include 4 games and 0 goals in Campeonato Carioca 2008.
** Include 15 games and 2 goals in 2009 Campeonato Paulista.[4]
*** See * and **.
References
- "Rodrigo rewarded by Dynamo". UEFA. 2006-08-02.
- Sports Vasco: Gremio hits with defender Rodrigo
- "Vasco lidera seleção do Carioca, que ainda traz Ribamar e Willian Arão". Globo Esporte. 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- http://www.futebolpaulista.com.br/competicao.php?page=3&cat=39&cam=73&ano=2009
External links
- Rodrigo's profile at Dynamo's official site
- Profile at São Paulo (in Portuguese)
- CBF (in Portuguese)
- Profile at Futpédia (in Portuguese)