Ronildo Pereira de Freitas (born 23 October 1977 in

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), known as Tininho, is a Brazilian retired

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. On the left side of the pitch, he operated as either a

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or a defender.

Football career

In May 1998, at the age of 20, Tininho left Brazil and

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to sign with

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in the Netherlands.Feyenoord contracteert Tininho (Feyenoord signs Tininho)

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, 14 May 1998 In his first season with the

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team, he appeared in 28 games to help them win the

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after a six-year wait. After a brief spell back in his country with América Futebol Clube (MG), Tininho returned to the Netherlands, where he would remain for the following five seasons always in the top flight, with

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, NEC Nijmegen and ADO Den Haag. In 2007, he joined

AEK Larnaca F.C. AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The cl ...

from

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, playing two seasons with the club and retiring subsequently.

Honours

;Feyenoord *

: 1998–99 *

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: 1999

References

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Beijen profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tininho 1977 births Living people Brazilian footballers People from Montes Claros Association football defenders Association football midfielders Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Eredivisie players Feyenoord players RBC Roosendaal players NEC Nijmegen players ADO Den Haag players Cypriot First Division players AEK Larnaca FC players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Sportspeople from Minas Gerais