José Reinaldo de Lima, born on January 11, 1957, is a former Brazil

Brazil

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ian football player

Football (soccer)

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 and striker, popularly known as Reinaldo or Rei (The King).

Clubs and Years active

During his career (1973–1988), he played for:

• 1973–1985: Clube Atlético Mineiro
  Clube Atlético Mineiro
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• 1985: Palmeiras
  Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
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• 1986: Rio Negro (AM)
  Atlético Rio Negro Clube
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• 1986: Cruzeiro
  Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
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• 1987: BK Häcken
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• 1988: Telstar Velsen
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  .

Reinaldo played 30 matches and scored 11 goals for the Brazilian national team

Brazil national football team

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 between July 1975 and May 1985, including the 1978 FIFA World Cup

1978 FIFA World Cup

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, where he scored one goal against Sweden. He also scored the qualifying goal for Brazil’s participation in the 1982 FIFA World Cup

1982 FIFA World Cup

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 held in Spain, but was not included on the team, apparently due to injury.

Records and Awards

Reinaldo scored a club record of 255 goals for Clube Atlético Mineiro

Clube Atlético Mineiro

Clube Atlético Mineiro , are a Brazilian football club based in Belo Horizonte, the oldest in the city. Founded in 1908, they play in the Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão. Atlético Mineiro have been Brazilian champions once, state winners a record 40 times and...

. He also averaged 1.55 goals per match in the 1977 season

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1977

-Overview:It was performed in 62 teams, and São Paulo won the championship. This championship is notable for producing what is perhaps the only unbeaten runner-up in world football. Atlético had won all but three of its matches, which were drawn, but was to play a single final match against São...

—scoring 28 goals in 18 matches— the record average for the Brazilian League

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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, for which Atlético supporters nicknamed him The King.
He won eight Campeonato Mineiro

Campeonato Mineiro

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 titles including six consecutively: in 1976, 1978–1983 and 1985.

Subsequent career

Reinaldo is still remembered by Atlético Mineiro supporters. In 2004, he was elected in Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte

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 to represent the Partido dos Trabalhadores

Workers' Party (Brazil)

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(Brazilian Workers' Party).