José Claudinei Georgini (born 15 December 1947) is a Brazilian football manager nicknamed Valinhos who last managed the Zimbabwe national team, a position he held from January to November 2008.[1][2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Claudinei Georgini | ||
Date of birth | (1947-12-15) 15 December 1947 (age 74) | ||
Place of birth | Valinhos, Brazil | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Bonsucesso | |||
– | Vasco da Gama | ||
– | Olaria | ||
– | Goiás | ||
– | Portuguesa (RJ) | ||
– | Volta Redonda | ||
– | Serrano | ||
Teams managed | |||
1980 | Fluminense Under-16 | ||
1980–1981 | Al Wasl | ||
Vasco da Gama Under-20 | |||
Al-Ahli (UAE) | |||
1987–1989 | Tawen SC | ||
Nova Cidade | |||
Botafogo | |||
Flamengo | |||
2001 | Brazil Under-17 | ||
2001–2003 | Brazil Under-20 | ||
2008 | Zimbabwe | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Valinhos only had a brief playing career, playing between 1968 and 1979 with Bonsucesso, Vasco da Gama, Olaria, Goiás, Portuguesa (RJ), Volta Redonda and Serrano.[3][4]
He was coach of the Brazil under-20 side between 2001 and 2003[5] and has also coached in Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Morocco.[1][6]
On 12 March 2015, Zimbabwe were expelled from the qualifying tournament for the 2018 FIFA World Cup for failing to pay Claudinei arrears owed.[7][8]
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