Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luiz Rhodolfo Dini Gaioto | ||
Date of birth | August 11, 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Bandeirantes, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Beşiktaş | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2002 | União Bandeirante | ||
2002–2006 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2010 | Atlético Paranaense | 107 | (2) |
2011–2014 | São Paulo | 101 | (1) |
2013–2014 | → Grêmio (loan) | 30 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Grêmio | 33 | (2) |
2015– | Beşiktaş | 23 | (2) |
National team | |||
2011 | Brazil | 0 | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Luiz Rhodolfo Dini Gaioto (born 11 August 1986), or simply Rhodolfo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Turkish club Beşiktaş.
Made professional debut away to Internacional in 0–2 defeat on 10 September 2006 in the Campeonato Brasileiro.
In 2014, Rhodolfo became the vice-captain of Grêmio, taking the position previously occupied by Zé Roberto. On August 2014, Rhodolfo moved definitively to Grêmio, who paid €4,000,000 to São Paulo. His new contract with the Gaucho team runs through December 2017. On 24 July 2015 he signed with Turkish club Beşiktaş J.K. for three years with a conditional fourth year.