Renato de Cássio Negrão (born 12 March 1981), better known as Renatinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a

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Career

Emerged as a great highlight of the youth categories of São Paulo, alongside names like

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, he made few games for the main category, leaving later for other teams. At just 1.64 m tall, Renatinho claims that this was the biggest obstacle for his career to gear up in more prominent centres. Retired at just 31 years old, and after that, he became Léo Condé's technical assistant at Caldense.

Honours

São Paulo

* Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 2000 * Torneio Rio-São Paulo:

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Paulista

* Copa do Brasil:

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References

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