Reinaldo

What grabs me about Reinaldo is the refusal to chase glamour. Most strikers of his caliber would have traded on their name across a dozen clubs, but he poured himself into Atletico Mineiro and became its defining figure. That untouched record for goals-per-game isn't just talent, it's a kind of single-minded devotion that I find rare and admirable. Injuries clipped what could have been an even bigger international legend, yet the nickname The King stuck for good reason. His move into coaching afterward only confirms the impression of a man whose whole life orbited the pitch. I respect that loyalty enormously.

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Name (English)

Reinaldo

Name (Japanese)

ジョゼ・レイナウド・ジ・リマ

Reading

じょぜ・れいなうど・じ・りま

Born

January 11, 1957 (age 69)

Origin

Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Height

172 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rooster

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinaldo%20(footballer%2C%20born%201957)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A6%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%9E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q742644

Tags

• Minas Gerais
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.