Rinaldo Stanley Entingh (June 9, 1953) is a former Surinamese footballer. He played as a

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in the SVB Hoofdklasse for

S.V. Robinhood Sport Vereniging Robinhood is a Surinamese football club based in Paramaribo that competes in the SVB Eerste Divisie, the highest level of football in Suriname. Founded on 6 February 1945, Robinhood is the most successful club in Surinamese foo ...

and for the Suriname national team.

Biography

Entingh was born June 9, 1953. He began his career with

where he progressed through the youth ranks. Through the seventies he formed the attack of the first team together with

Errol Emanuelson Errol 'Emau' Rudolph Emanuelson (born April 16, 1953) is a retired Surinamese footballer who played as a forward for SV Robinhood in the Hoofdklasse, and for the Suriname national team. He also spent a loan spell in Belgium playing for Sint- ...

and Roy George in what would be one of the club's most successful periods. Helping Robinhood to 4 appearances in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup finals in 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983. With Robinhood, Entingh would champion the Hoofdklasse nine times, namely in 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, also winning the Surinamese Footballer of the Year award in 1974 and in 1983. Entingh played for the Suriname national team almost his entire playing career. He made his debut for the first team in 1972 in a 1–1 draw against

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for the country's 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. He scored his first goal against the Netherlands Antilles in

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, Curaçao, scoring the opener in a 1–1 draw. In 1978, Entingh helped Suriname to win the

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. He also helped his country to an eighth-place finish in the final round of the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification in

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. He played for the Olympic team in their 1980 Summer Olympics qualification. He also played in the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifications for Suriname. In March 2021, Rinaldo Entingh has sent good luck wishes to the Suriname national football team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Suriname' goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;S.V. Robinhood * SVB Hoofdklasse (9): 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 * CONCACAF Champions' Cup Runners-up (4): 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983

International

;Suriname *

(1): 1978

Individual

* Surinamese Footballer of the Year (2): 1974, 1983

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Entingh, Rinaldo 1953 births Living people Sportspeople from Paramaribo Surinamese footballers Suriname international footballers S.V. Robinhood players SVB Eerste Divisie players Association football midfielders