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.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Baldasso and the second or paternal family name is da Costa.
For other people named Rodrigo, see Rodrigo (disambiguation).
For other people named Rodrigo da Costa, see Rodrigo da Costa.
Rodrigo
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Baldasso da Costa
Date of birth (1980-08-27) 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)
2017-2018 Ponte Preta 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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

Club
Dynamo Kyiv
Flamengo
São Paulo
Grêmio
Internacional
Vasco da Gama

Individual

Career statistics
As of 15 June 2009
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil South America Total
2000Ponte PretaCopa João Havelange1020–30
2001Série A22281–303
200221130–241
2003172––
2004São Paulo343–163506
Ukraine League Ukrainian Cup Europe Total
2004–05Dynamo KyivPremier League00
2005–0610
2006–0770
2007–0800
Brazil League Copa do Brasil South America Total
2008FlamengoSérie A00–004*0*
São Paulo203–00203
200990–3018**2**
Total Brazil 1241113119399***15***
Ukraine 80
Career total 273

* Include 4 games and 0 goals in Campeonato Carioca 2008.
** Include 15 games and 2 goals in 2009 Campeonato Paulista.[4]
*** See * and **.

References
  1. "Rodrigo rewarded by Dynamo". UEFA. 2006-08-02.
  2. Sports Vasco: Gremio hits with defender Rodrigo
  3. "Vasco lidera seleção do Carioca, que ainda traz Ribamar e Willian Arão". Globo Esporte. 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  4. "Federação Paulista de Futebol".
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