Rodrigo (footballer, born August 1980)

Rodrigo Baldasso da Costa (born 27 August 1980), simply known Rodrigo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Rodrigo
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Baldasso da Costa
Date of birth (1980-08-27) 27 August 1980 (age 44)
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)
2008Flamengo (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2009São Paulo (loan) 33 (3)
2010Grêmio (loan) 11 (1)
2010–2011Internacional (loan) 18 (0)
2012 Vitória 15 (1)
2013 Goiás 33 (4)
2014–2017 Vasco da Gama 91 (11)
2017–2018 Ponte Preta 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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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

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Club

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Dynamo Kyiv
Flamengo
São Paulo
Grêmio
Internacional
Vasco da Gama

Individual

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Career statistics

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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

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  1. ^ "Rodrigo rewarded by Dynamo". UEFA. 2 August 2006.
  2. ^ Sports Vasco: Gremio hits with defender Rodrigo
  3. ^ "Vasco lidera seleção do Carioca, que ainda traz Ribamar e Willian Arão". Globo Esporte. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Federação Paulista de Futebol".
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