Renato Gaúcho

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Personal information
Renato Gaúcho
Full name	Renato Portaluppi
Date of birth	September 9, 1962 (age 44)
Place of birth	Guaporé, RS, Brazil
Nickname	Renato Gaúcho
Playing position	Manager (former Striker)
Club information
Current club	Vasco da Gama
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1982-1986 1987-1988 1988-1989 1989-1990 1991-1992 1992 1993 1994-1995 1995-1997 1997-1998 1998	Grêmio Flamengo AS Roma Flamengo Botafogo Cruzeiro Flamengo Atlético Mineiro Fluminense Flamengo Bangu	? (?) 19 (2) ? (?) 30 (8) ? (?) ? (?) 12 (4) ? (?) ? (?) 12 (5) ? (?)
National team
1983-1993	Brazil	41 (5)
Teams managed
2000-2001 2002-2003 2005-present	Madureira Fluminense Vasco da Gama
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Renato Gaúcho, real name Renato Portaluppi (born September 9, 1962 in Guaporé, Rio Grande do Sul) is a former Brazilian football (soccer) forward and a manager of Vasco da Gama.

1 Career

[edit] Career

[edit] Brazilian Clubs

Renato started his career in Grêmio, and in 1983 he won the Libertadores Cup, beating Peñarol of Uruguay, and the Intercontinental Cup, beating Hamburger SV of Germany, and scoring twice.

In 1986 he moved to Flamengo and won the National Championship in the following year. Then in 1988 Renato moved abroad, signing with A.S. Roma. However, he failed to settle in Italy and returned to Flamengo after only one disappointing season, in time to win one more trophy, the Brazil Cup, in 1990.

Renato's career in Fluminense is generally associated to his belly goal in the Campeonato Carioca of 1995, against Flamengo, in the year when Flamengo celebrated 100 years. With his goal he was crowned the King of Rio in that year. In the same year, he lead Flu to the semi-finals of the Brazilian Championship.

[edit] Brazil National Team

Renato Gaúcho appeared 41 times for the Brazilian national team, scoring five goals.

[edit] Manager

He had been working as a manager since 2000. He was Madureira's manager in 2000 and 2001. Between September 2, 2002 and July 11, 2003, and between October 1, 2003 and December 28, 2003, he was manager of Fluminense. Since July 18, 2005, he is Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama's manager.

	Brazil squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Taffarel \| 2 Jorginho \| 3 Ricardo Gomes \| 4 Dunga \| 5 Alemão \| 6 Branco \| 7 Bismarck \| 8 Valdo \| 9 Careca \| 10 Silas \| 11 Romário \| 12 Acácio \| 13 Mozer \| 14 Aldair \| 15 Müller \| 16 Bebeto \| 17 Renato Gaúcho \| 18 Mazinho \| 19 Ricardo Rocha \| 20 Tita \| 21 Mauro Galvão \| 22 Zé Carlos \| Coach: Lazaroni