Personal information | |||
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Full name | Josenildo Caetano da Silva | ||
Date of birth | 20 October 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Caruaru, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–1995 | Porto-PE | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1997 | Porto-PE | ||
1997–1998 | Fluminense | 49 | (4) |
1998–2004 | Sport Recife | ||
2004 | São Paulo | 12 | (2) |
2005 | Figueirense | ||
2006 | Náutico | ||
2007 | ABC | ||
2007–2008 | Santa Cruz | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023 |
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Revealed at CA do Porto de Caruaru, Nildo became one of the greatest players in the history of Sport Recife, where he played from 1998 to 2004 and participated in winning several titles. He played for all the main clubs in Pernambuco, Fluminense and São Paulo. [2] He was also part of the ABC Potiguar champion squad in 2007. [3]
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