Gatãozinho

Gatãozinho
Former footballer Gatãozinho in 2020
Personal information
Full name José Fernando Naval
Date of birth (1953-04-11) 11 April 1953
Place of birth Piracicaba, Brazil
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1971–1973 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1974 XV de Piracicaba
1975–1981 São Bento
1981–1988 Juventus-SP 225 (20)
1988 Inter de Limeira
1988–1989 Bragantino
1990 São Bento
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 January 2024

José Fernando Naval (born 11 April 1953), better known by the nickname Gatãozinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Son of forward Gatão (Vicente Naval Filho), Gatãozinho started his career at Corinthians, standing out in the youth categories. As a professional, played for XV de Piracicaba, and made history with the shirt of EC São Bento, where he made more than 380 appearances,[1] CA Juventus, where he won the 1983 Taça de Prata,[2] and at CA Bragantino in the late 90s, being a of those largely responsible for structuring the club that would become state champion and runner-up in Brazilian Championship in the following years.[3][4]

Honours

Juventus
Bragantino

References

  1. ^ "Ídolo do Bentão e do Nhô Quim, Gatãozinho está com o "coração dividido" na A2". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 24 March 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ Angelo Agarelli; Fernando Galuppo; Vicente Romano Netto (2012). Glórias de um Moleque Travesso (in Portuguese). Editora BB. ISBN 8562716103.
  3. ^ Ricardo Gomes (16 November 2019). "Quando tudo começou: há 30 anos, o Bragantino era campeão da Série B". Red Bull (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Que fim levou? Gatãozinho (Ex-meia-esquerda do Juventus e do Bragantino)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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