Rinaldo Francisco de Lima

Football player infobox
playername = Nem


fullname = Rinaldo Francisco de Lima
height = height|m=1.82
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1973|1|19
cityofbirth = Recife
countryofbirth = Brazil
currentclub = Paraná
clubnumber =
position = Central Defender
youthyears = 1993-1994
youthclubs = São Paulo
years = 1995-1999
2000
2001
2002
2002-2007
2007
clubs = São Paulo
Paraná
Atlético-PR
Atlético-MG
SC Braga
Paraná
caps(goals) = 46 (0)
24 (2)
18 (0)
91 (0)

Rinaldo Francisco de Lima or simply Nem (born January 19, 1973 in Recife), is a Brazilian
football player, specialising as a Central Defender. He currently plays for Paraná.

Career

Nem started his career at São Paulo playing alongside Rogerio Ceni, Edmilson, and Cafu in 1994, he played for the club until the 1999 season after a fallout with then President Juvenal Juvêncio. He then left for Paraná but after dispute over his hage wages he soon left only after a season.

He then joined Atlético-PR but then left for Atlético-MG. Here is where he would relive his São Paulo days, playing alongside one of the teams best line up where he and Cicinho and Álvaro created one of the League's strongest defenses.

After several good showings he then left for SC Braga where he was influential in the back and enjoyed 5 years in Portugal before returning to Brazil in June 2007 for Paraná.

Honours

*São Paulo State League: 1998, 2000
*Brazilian League (2nd division): 2000
*Brazilian League: 2001
*Paraná State League: 2001

Contract

*12th June 2007 to 31st December 2007

External links

* [http://www.sambafoot.co.uk/players/2701_Nem.html sambafoot]
* [http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=111863 cbf]
* [http://www.zerozero.pt/pt/jogador.php?id=638&search=1 zerozero.pt]