Chinesinho

Chinesinho (also Cinesinho; actually Colônia Sidney Cunha, born June 28, 1935 in Rio Grande, Brazil, † April 16, 2011 ) was a Brazilian football player and coach.

Life

Characteristics

Chinesinho played as inside forward behind the strikers. He was regarded as a fast and technically strong player who had the ability to quickly launch attacks from its own defense. He was also an accomplished corner and free kick taker.

Playing career

Chinesinho began his career in the early 1950s in his hometown of Rio Grande at club Rio Gran Dense. In 1954, he ran for the club racer from Porto Alegre and won the state championship of Rio Grande do Sul. From 1955 to 1958, the half- forward played for their local rivals Internacional, with whom he again the Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol graduated in 1955 under coach Tete as the winner. During this period he also made ​​his debut in the Brazilian national team, with whom he 1956 Pan American Championships won, again with Tete as a coach.

In 1958 Chinesinho moved to Palmeiras São Paulo, for in 237 games, he scored 55 goals to 1962 and with whom he could 1959, the State of São Paulo Championship and the 1960 Taça Brasil profits. As the Brazilian left the club in 1962 in the direction of Europe and hired at FC Modena in the Italian Serie A climber who used to transfer the proceeds obtained on the requirement of 15 players (among Ademir da Guia ). The team was known in subsequent years as the Academia de Futebol and founded one of the most successful periods in the club's history.

For the FC Modena he graduated in 1962/ 63 20 games and contributed three hits to relegation in Serie A at. At the end of the coined by some injuries season Chinesinho moved to league rivals CC Catania, where he spent two years as a regular player. In 1964, he lost with the Sicilian club in the Bernese Wankdorfstadion the final of the Alps Cup against Genoa CFC 0-2.

For the 1965/66 season Chinesinho moved to Juventus, where he took back number and position of the SSC Napoli migrated Omar Sívori and for three years was a regular force. In the first year, he won with the Turin club won the Coppa Italia 1966/67, followed under coach Heriberto Herrera winning the single Italian Championship.

In the summer of 1968 changed the inside forward, now 33 years old, for the Liga rivals Lane Rossi Vicenza, for which he completed 90 Serie A games in four years, scoring ten goals. In 1972 the change in the U.S. North American Soccer League for the New York Cosmos, but for which he played just one game.

His active career finally ended Chinesinho 1974 in his Brazilian homeland with Nacional- SP.

Coaching career

After the end of his playing career Chinesinho return to Italy, where he was first an assistant coach and later as head coach in charge of the first team of Lane Rossi Vicenza as until 1976. In the 1978/79 season, the Brazilian coached the U.S. Foggia, which was relegated in the previous season from Serie A, and rose with the club in the Serie C1 from.

From 1979 to 1981 Chinesinho oversaw the AS Forlì in Serie C1, with whom he narrowly failed in the first year in Serie B in the rise. 1981, the Brazilian was dismissed early there.

In 1985 Chinesinho worked briefly as head coach at Palmeiras São Paulo. Then he was again active in Italy and supervised inter alia, in his capacity as a youth coach at FC Modena in 1995 the young Luca Toni.

Death

Chinesinho died on 16 April 2011 in his hometown of Rio Grande from the effects of Alzheimer 's disease, from which he suffered for a long time. His funeral was held in São Leopoldo two days later.

Achievements

• State championship of Rio Grande do Sul: 1954, 1955
• Pan American Championships: 1956
• State Championship of São Paulo: 1959
• Taça Brasil: 1960
• Coppa Italia: 1964/65
• Italian Championship: 1966/67,