Rhodolfo

Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Dini and the second or paternal family name is Gaioto.

Rhodolfo

Rhodolfo playing for Beşiktaş in 2015

Personal information
Full name|  Luiz Rhodolfo Dini Gaioto[1]
Date of birth|  (1986-08-11) August 11, 1986 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth|  Bandeirantes, Brazil
Height|  1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)|  Centre back
Youth career
2000–2002|  União Bandeirante
2002–2006|  Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2006–2010|  Atlético Paranaense|  97|  (3)
2011–2014|  São Paulo|  64|  (1)
2013–2014|  → Grêmio (loan)|  36|  (0)
2014–2015|  Grêmio|  12|  (0)
2015–2017|  Beşiktaş|  23|  (2)
2017–2019|  Flamengo|  39|  (1)
2020–2021|  Coritiba|  17|  (0)
2021|  Cruzeiro|  8|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2021

Luiz Rhodolfo Dini Gaioto (born 11 August 1986), or simply Rhodolfo, is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a centre back..

## Career[edit]

Made professional debut away to Internacional in 0–2 defeat on 10 September 2006 in the Campeonato Brasileiro.[2]

In 2014, Rhodolfo became the vice-captain of Grêmio, taking the position previously occupied by Zé Roberto.[3] In August 2014, Rhodolfo moved definitively to Grêmio, who paid €4,000,000 to São Paulo. His contract with the Gaucho team ran through December 2017.[4]

### Beşiktaş J.K.[edit]

On 24 July 2015 he signed with Turkish club Beşiktaş J.K. for three years with a conditional fourth year.

### Flamengo[edit]

On 11 June 2017, he was announced as new player by Flamengo, with a contract lasting until December 2019. Flamengo paid €1,1m to Beşiktaş J.K. to sign the player.[5]

## Career statistics[edit]

As of 19 July 2021[6]
Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Atlético Paranaense | 2006 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
2007 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2
2008 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0
2009 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0
2010 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2
Total  | 97 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 4
São Paulo | 2011 | Série A | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4[a] | 0 | 11[b] | 2 | 52 | 4
2012 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10[a] | 0 | 20[b] | 5 | 69 | 6
2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 9[b] | 1 | 16 | 1
Total  | 64 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 137 | 11
Grêmio (loan)  | 2013 | Série A | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1
2014 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | 12[d] | 0 | 31 | 1
Total  | 36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 61 | 2
Grêmio | 2014 | Série A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0
2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | 9 | 0
Total  | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 0
Beşiktaş | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1
2016–17 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1
Total  | 23 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2
Flamengo | 2017 | Série A | 19 | 0 | – | 4[a] | 0 | – | 23 | 0
2018 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 9[g] | 2 | 23 | 3
2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[g] | 0 | 13 | 0
Total  | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 60 | 3
Coritiba | 2020 | Série A | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12[h] | 3 | 30 | 3
Cruzeiro | 2021 | Série B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0
Career total  | 290 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 88 | 13 | 456 | 25

1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista.
3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho.
5. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League.
6. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League.
7. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
8. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paranaense.

## Honours[edit]

### Club[edit]

Atlético Paranaense

* Campeonato Paranaense: 2009

São Paulo

* Copa Sudamericana: 2012

Beşiktaş

* Süper Lig: 2015–16, 2016–17

Flamengo

* Copa Libertadores: 2019[7]
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2019
* Campeonato Carioca: 2019

### International[edit]

Brazil

* Superclásico de las Américas: 2011

### Individual[edit]

* Campeonato Paulista Team of the year: 2011

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 4\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
2. ^ Rubro-Negro.net Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ "Novo capitão do Grêmio reconhece responsabilidade e pede atenção a Robinho". UOL Esporte.
4. ^ "Rhodolfo por Souza: Grêmio e São Paulo encaminham troca em definitivo". Globo Esporte. 12 September 2014.
5. ^ "Flamengo confirma contratação de zagueiro Rhodolfo até fim de 2019". UOL. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
6. ^ "Rhodolfo statistics". Soccerway.
7. ^ Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luiz Rhodolfo.

* (in English) Rhodolfo profile. Sambafoot.
* (in Portuguese) Rhodolfo profile. Furacão.com.
* (in Portuguese) Rhodolfo profile. Zero Zero.

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals