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Renato Gaúcho was born on September 9, 1962 in Guaporé, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and is credited as an association football player and association football coach. Renato Gaúcho is 63 years old as of 2026. The listed height is 185 cm.
My Take
Renato Gaúcho strikes me as quintessentially Brazilian football: flamboyant, charismatic and utterly unwilling to play it safe. A tall, striking figure from Rio Grande do Sul, he dazzled as a player and later reinvented himself as a coach, leading clubs including Vasco da Gama. What I love is that he never traded his free-spirited swagger for tidy professionalism. Fans remember larger-than-life personalities far longer than they remember well-behaved tacticians. Whether you cheer him or curse him, you cannot ignore him, and that magnetism is exactly the quality I find most compelling in a footballing life.
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- Name (English)
- Renato Gaúcho
- Name (Japanese)
- レナト・ガウショ
- Reading
- れなと・がうしょ
- Born
- September 9, 1962 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Tiger
- Origin
- Guaporé, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Height
- 185 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
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3. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Renato Gaúcho born?
Born September 9, 1962 (age 63).
Where is Renato Gaúcho from?
Renato Gaúcho is from Guaporé, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
What does Renato Gaúcho do?
Renato Gaúcho works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Renato Gaúcho?
Renato Gaúcho is 185 cm.
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