Gino Orlando | |
Fullname: | Gino Orlando |
Position: | Forward |
Birth Date: | 1929 9, mf=yes |
Death Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
Years1: | 1948–1951 |
Years2: | 1951–1952 |
Years3: | 1951 |
Years4: | 1952–1963 |
Years5: | 1963–1964 |
Years6: | 1964–1966 |
Clubs1: | Palmeiras |
Clubs2: | Comercial |
Clubs3: | XV de Jaú |
Clubs4: | São Paulo |
Clubs5: | Portuguesa |
Clubs6: | Juventus |
Caps4: | 453 |
Goals4: | 233 |
Nationalyears1: | 1956–1958 |
Nationalteam1: | Brazil |
Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
Gino Orlando, sometimes known as just Gino (September 3, 1929[1] – April 24, 2003[2]), was an association footballer who played forward for the Brazil national team.[1]
Born in São Paulo,[1] Gino Orlando started his career defending Palmeiras between 1948 and 1951.[3] After defending Comercial in 1951 and in 1952, and XV de Jaú in 1951,[4] he joined São Paulo in 1952, scoring 232 goals in 450 games, placing him as the club's second all-time top goalscorer, just behind Serginho Chulapa.[2] During his spell at São Paulo, he won the Campeonato Paulista in 1953 and in 1957, and was the top goalscorer of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo in 1958, with 12 goals.[4] He later played in 1963 and in 1964 for Portuguesa, retiring in 1966 while defending Juventus.[3]
Gino Orlando played nine games for the Brazil national team between 1956 and 1958, scoring three goals.[3] He played his first game on April 1, 1956, against a Pernambuco state combined team.[1] His first goal for Brazil was scored on April 8, 1956, against Portugal.[1] The other two goals were scored on April 11, and on April 15, respectively against Switzerland and Austria.[1] Gino Orlando played his last game for the national team on May 18, 1958, against Bulgaria.[1]
He died of cardiac arrest on April 24, 2003 at Hospital do Coração, in São Paulo.[2]