Ronaldo Guiaro

Ronaldo Guiaro (born 18 February 1974) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is the assistant coach of XV de Piracicaba. [1] As a player, he was a centre-back who began his career at Guarani and went on to spend most of his playing years in Europe, notably for Benfica and Beşiktaş.

Ronaldo Guiaro
Personal information
Full name Ronaldo Guiaro
Date of birth (1974-02-18) 18 February 1974
Place of birth Piracicaba, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
XV de Piracicaba (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Guarani
1994–1996 Atlético Mineiro 8 (0)
1996–2001 Benfica 111 (4)
2001–2005 Beşiktaş 110 (8)
2005–2007 Santos 42 (0)
2007–2011 Aris 84 (3)
Total 387 (15)
International career
1996 Brazil Olympic 14 (1)
Managerial career
2015–2017 XV de Piracicaba U20
2017 XV de Piracicaba
2022– XV de Piracicaba (assistant)
Medal record
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaTeam Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Ronaldo started playing with Guarani, moving to Atlético Mineiro shortly after. In 1996, aged 22, he joined S.L. Benfica in Portugal, backing up Jorge Bermúdez and Hélder Cristóvão in his first season but became the club's first-choice afterwards as they failed to win any silverware.

After five seasons with Benfica, Ronaldo signed for Beşiktaş J.K. in Turkey. There, he was also an undisputed starter for the majority of his spell. In the 2002–03 season, he only missed one match in the Süper Lig as the Istanbul team won the title after eight years.

Aged 31, Ronaldo returned to his native Brazil. But two years later, he moved abroad again to join Aris Thessaloniki F.C. in the Superleague Greece as a defensive mainstay. He played for the Greek club for several seasons, helping them qualify three times to the UEFA Cup, now known as the UEFA Europa League.

International career

Ronaldo represented the bronze medal-winning Brazil squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics, playing in all matches.[2] Another Ronaldo was also present in the squad, but he wore "Ronaldinho" (meaning "little Ronaldo") on the back of his shirt since Ronaldo was two years older than him.

Honours

Club

Atlético Mineiro
Benfica
Beşiktaş
Santos
Aris

Individual

  • Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Silver Team)[3]

International

Brazil

References

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