Renato Eduardo de Oliveira Ribeiro (born 28 April 1985), known as Renato Ribeiro, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as an

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Biography

Born in

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

, Renato Ribeiro started his career at

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. In 2006, he was signed by

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, at that time associated with MSI. It was reported that MSI bought the rights of Renato. In January 2007 he joined Vasco. In summer 2007 he left for Israeli team

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

. In January 2009 Renato returned to Brazil, with Maccabi Haifa kept a percentage of economic rights on the player after terminating his contract which should last until 2010. He signed a 3-year contract with Cabofriense from Rio de Janeiro lower league, which acted as a proxy for the investor. He immediately left for

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,Elenco
also a club from Rio state. In 2010, he was signed by

Esporte Clube Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória, commonly referred to as Vitória, is a Brazilian professional club based in Salvador, Bahia founded on 13 May 1899. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as i ...

. On 8 January 2011 Renato Ribeiro moved to

Sport Recife Sport Club do Recife, (; known as Sport Recife or Sport, is a Brazilian sports club, located in the city of Recife, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Founded in 1905, the club currently plays in Série B. In football, the club has w ...

. In April 2011 he left for Guarani. He was released in February 2012 by Cabofriense and without a club until re-signed by Guarani in June 2012.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeiro, Renato 1985 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazil under-20 international footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players CR Vasco da Gama players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Sport Club do Recife players Guarani FC players Paulista Futebol Clube players Associação Desportiva São Caetano players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Expatriate footballers in Israel Association football midfielders Footballers from Belo Horizonte