Dionísio Domingos Rangel (born November 18, 1970), known as just Dionísio, is a former

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ian football player.

Background

Dionísio's first professional club was Bangu from

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. In 1993 Dionísio was transferred to

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. He played five seasons in Finnish top tier

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, scoring 36 goals in 98 games.Veikkausliiga statistic
He won two Finnish championship titles,

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and

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. He was also the top scorer in Veikkausliiga 1994. Dionísio ended his career in

club Ceres.

References

Bangu Atlético Clube
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