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- ↑ Pachu at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ↑ "GONÇALENSE FC – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE B DE PROFISSIONAIS" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro . Retrieved 8 May 2019.
