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Douglas Rinaldi Personal information Full name Douglas de Medeiros Rinaldi Date of birth 29 August 1979 Place of birth Erval Seco, Brazil Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Esportivo Youth career ? Criciúma Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† ?–2007 Veranópolis ? (?) 2007 → Watford (loan) 7 (1) 2007–2008 Watford 0 (0) 2010 Ehime F.C. 0 (0) 2010- Esportivo 0 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Douglas Rinaldi (born 29 August 1979) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Esportivo de Bento Gonçalves.
Career
Born in Erval Seco, Rio Grande do Sul, Rinaldi was signed on a six-month loan deal by Watford in the January 2007 transfer window from Brazilian club Veranópolis.[1] He made his first appearance for Watford in a 3–1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on 17 March 2007, coming on as a substitute. His performance gained praise from Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd. Rinaldi scored his first professional goal for Watford on 18 April 2007 in another 3–1 defeat, this time to Blackburn Rovers.[2]
On 22 May 2007, Rinaldi signed a two-year contract with Watford for an initial fee of £250,000.[3] He found chances hard to come by since joining on a long term contract and only featured in two of the Hornets' games in the 2007–08 season, which came in the League Cup against Gillingham (in which he scored)[4] and Southend United. Rinaldi played in the reserve team during that season but failed to persuade Boothroyd to select him for the first team.
On 17 July 2008, Watford terminated Rinaldi's contract with immediate effect.[5]
On 16 April 2010 Rinaldi left Ehime FC after only four months and returned to his native Brazil, playing no games for the club from the island of Shikoku.
References
- ^ "Watford complete triple signing". BBC Sport. 2007-01-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/watford/6319083.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ^ "Blackburn 3-1 Watford". BBC. 18 April 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6555233.stm. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ "Douglas bags Watford deal". Watford F.C.. 2007-05-23. http://www.watfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1028373,00.html. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ^ "Watford 3-0 Gillingham". BBC. 14 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6941927.stm. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ "Defender Harley signs for Watford". BBC Sport. 2008-07-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/watford/7513426.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
External links
- Douglas Rinaldi career stats at Soccerbase
- Douglas Rinaldi profile at the Watford website
Categories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Rio Grande do Sul
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Watford F.C. players
- Premier League players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Brazilian people of Italian descent
- Brazilian football midfielder, 1970s birth stubs
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