Personal Information
Full Name | Rodrigo Eduardo Costa Marinho |
Date of Birth | March 27, 1998 |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.77 m) |
Role | Attacking Midfielder |
Past Team(s) | |
Family | Emiliana Gonçalves (Spouse) |
Rodriguinho Marinho: A Brief Biography
Rodriguinho Marinho Biography
Rodrigo Eduardo Costa Marinho also known as Rodriguinho who mainly plays as an attacking midfielder for Sport Club Corinthians Paulistam is a Brazilian professional footballer.
Born on 27 March 1988, he started his professional career with ABC Futebol Clube in 2007. He hails from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte and in 2009, he moved to Clube Atlético Bragantino but later in 2011 he moved to América Futebol Clube and agreed to be associated till 2012.
After being the parts of these teams he made his association in 2013 with the Corinthians. In August, he played his 100th counterpart for Coelho in a 1– 1 draw against América Futebol Clube (RN).
Although in September, the club declared Rodriguinho's exchange to Qatari club El Jaish SC.Rodriguinho moved to Sport Club Corinthians on 30 September 2013 for $4 million with the club getting 60% of his rights. He also sometimes plays for other positions like Central Midfield and Right Midfield.
Debut
In May 2011 he made his first team debut against Esporte Clube Bahia in a league match where he made an impact by scoring a goal in the 2–1 victory.
In January 2017, Rodriguinho was called to the national group for an inviting match against Colombia. On 26 January he made his International Debut in the very same match.
Style of Play
Rodriguinho has a specialty in dribbling and also its his strength. He mostly likes to dribble and do layoffs and he usually does not dive into tackles.
Rise to Glory and Achievements
In 2013, he scored a Hattrick and made two bits of help amid a 5– 0 triumph against Sports Club Recife. In the 2017 season, he turned into the joint best scorer of the club with 11 goals, with his side winning the Série An and Paulista. Campeonato Paulista was named the Team of the year in 2017 of which he was a part of.