José Nivaldo Martins Constante (born 14 March 1974), better known as Nivaldo, is a Brazilian retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Nivaldo made his senior debuts with Araranguá Esporte Clube in 1995. He was released in the end of the year, and subsequently played for Campeonato Gaúcho third level sides, also appearing for some clubs in

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.A história do goleiro que jogou as 4 divisões do Brasileiro pelo mesmo time (The story of a goalkeeper who played the 4 divisions of Brasileiro for the same team)
UOL Esporte, 17 December 2014 Nivaldo joined Guarani de Venâncio Aires in 1998, being a regular starter for the side. In December 2000 he moved to Esportivo Bento Gonçalves, being an ever-present figure for the club during his six-year spell. On 11 April 2006 Nivaldo joined Chapecoense, with the club in a financial crisis. With the side he was a starter during the Série D, Série C and Série B promotion campaigns, making his debut in the latter division on 25 May 2013, in a 4–1 away win against Boa Esporte. Nivaldo remained at ''Chape'' during the 2014 season, but as a backup to

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. He made his Série A debut on 30 November 2014, aged already 40, coming on as a second-half substitute for the former in a 1–1 home draw against Cruzeiro. He was also the first goalkeeper ever to play in all Brazilian four divisions, and the third player of his club. Nivaldo did not board

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for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals, which crashed and killed 19 of his teammates. After the tragedy, he announced his retirement from football. With the

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announcing that Chapecoense must fulfill their final fixture of the 2016 Série A, Nivaldo announced his intention to compete in a final game in tribute to his teammates; as the last match against

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was not disputed, he retired after the tournament's end.

Career statistics

Honours

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: 2006 *

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: 2007, 2011,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nivaldo 1974 births Living people Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Clube Esportivo Bento Gonçalves players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Copa Sudamericana–winning players