Belinho
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Gomes Cirino[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2022 | Vinodol | ||
| 2022– | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
Rafael Gomes Cirino (born 13 January 2009), better known as Belinho is a Croatian-Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for under-17 team of HNL club Dinamo Zagreb.[1]
Early life
Belinho was born in Brazil and acquired Croatian citizenship after approval of the Croatian Olympic Committee on the request of the Croatian Football Federation.[2][3]
Club career
Belinho played in the youth ranks for Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro before his father moved to Novi Vinodolski, Croatia and he started playing for local club Vinodol, after which he moved to the capital of Croatia, Zagreb, and joined GNK Dinamo Zagreb Academy.[4] He has drawn comparisons to Eduardo da Silva, also a naturalized Croatian citizen from Brazil who played for Dinamo Zagreb and Croatia national football team.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b c "Rafael Gomes Cirino". hns.family.
- ^ "Vijeće HOO-a prihvatilo plan proračuna za olimpijsku 2024. godinu uvećan za 25,1 posto u odnosu na 2023".
- ^ "HOO: Belinho će dobiti hrvatsko državljanstvo".
- ^ "VIDEO: U Dinamo stiglo čudo od djeteta! Pogledajte što radi s loptom, prognoziraju mu veliku budućnost".
- ^ "Dinamo gubi čudo od djeteta? 'Više ne znam tko je u Maksimiru šef, a donio sam im 100 milijuna eura'".
- ^ "Dinamo's Brazilian football wonderkid to get Croatian citizenship".