Rivaldo Costa Amaral Filho
Encyclopedia
Rivaldo Costa Amaral Filho, or simply Rivaldo Costa (born May 8, 1978) is a Brazil
ian footballer
who plays as a forward
.
', having played for several clubs in his career, most notably Deportivo de La Coruña
of Spain
, where he played for the "B" side in the Segunda División B
.
, Rivaldo was the 1995 Campeonato Carioca de Juniores (Rio de Janeiro Youth Championship) top goalscorer, and won the 1998 Campeonato Carioca de Juniores
.
Rivaldo joined Araçatuba (São Paulo)
in 1999, where he had his first taste of first team football.
to play for their "B" team in the Segunda División B
. His two year stay was unsuccessful though, as Deportivo "B" finished last in the table, and were relegated to the Tercera División
in 2001.
He played for Portuguese
Segunda Divisão
side Rio Ave and Italian
Serie C2/B
side F.C. Forlì, before moving to Saudi Arabia
to play for Al Taawon
in late 2002.
, most notably in Indonesia
, where he played for Petrokimia Putra Gresik
and Arema Malang
in 2003 and 2004 respectively.
On July 20, 2003, while playing for Petrokimia Putra Gresik
in the ASEAN Club Championship
Quarter-Final, Rivaldo scored a goal against SAFFC as his club overcame a 2–0 deficit to win the game 3–2 and qualify for the Semi-Finals of the competition.
However, Gresik
were knocked out by eventual winners East Bengal FC in the Semi-Final, but in the Third Place Match on July 26, Rivaldo scored first to help his team to a 3–0 win over Perak FA
.
Despite success in regional competition, Gresik
were relegated from the Indonesian Premier Division (Division Utama)
at the end of the 2003 season, and Rivaldo joined Arema Malang
.
A year later, Rivaldo picked up his first major medal, scoring 12 goals as he helped Arema Malang
to the Indonesian Division 1 (Divisi Satu)
title, but it was a short-lived stay at the club, as he returned to Brazil
to play for Bonsucesso
in Rio de Janeiro
.
He returned to play in Asia
four years later, when he was signed by S-League club Geylang United
.
On May 20, 2008, Rivaldo scored his first goal for Geylang
a decisive equaliser in the 94th minute to grab one point in a nail-biting 2–2 draw against Balestier Khalsa
.
He scored his first hat-trick for the Eagles in a 5–1 romp over Dalian Shide Siwu FC
on 6 November 2008.
Rivaldo and his compatriot Luiz Carlos Machado Júnior
have been released from Geylang United following an unsuccessful 2008 season where they finished 6th in the league.
)
1998: 1st, Campeonato Carioca de Juniores
(with Juniores do Botafogo F.R.
)
2003: 3rd, ASEAN Club Championship
(with Petrokimia Putra Gresik
)
2004: 1st, Indonesian Division 1 (Divisi Satu)
(with Arema Malang
)
, English
, Italian
, Spanish
, as well as Indonesian
.
In a February 2008 interview with KallangRoar.com, Rivaldo revealed that in his hometown of Vila Velha
in Brazil
, one of his neighbours was Brazilian-born
Singapore
an striker Egmar Goncalves
.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who plays as a forward
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
.
Club career
Rivaldo is a typical 'journeymanJourneyman
A journeyman is someone who completed an apprenticeship and was fully educated in a trade or craft, but not yet a master. To become a master, a journeyman had to submit a master work piece to a guild for evaluation and be admitted to the guild as a master....
', having played for several clubs in his career, most notably Deportivo de La Coruña
Deportivo de La Coruña
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...
of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, where he played for the "B" side in the Segunda División B
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
.
Brazil
As a youth player with Botafogo F.R.Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato...
, Rivaldo was the 1995 Campeonato Carioca de Juniores (Rio de Janeiro Youth Championship) top goalscorer, and won the 1998 Campeonato Carioca de Juniores
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is one of the most prestigious national football tournaments...
.
Rivaldo joined Araçatuba (São Paulo)
Associação Esportiva Araçatuba
Associação Esportiva Araçatuba, usually known simply as Araçatuba, or as AEA, was a Brazilian football club from Araçatuba, São Paulo state....
in 1999, where he had his first taste of first team football.
Europe
In 2000, Rivaldo was signed by Deportivo de La CoruñaDeportivo de La Coruña
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...
to play for their "B" team in the Segunda División B
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
. His two year stay was unsuccessful though, as Deportivo "B" finished last in the table, and were relegated to the Tercera División
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
in 2001.
He played for Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
Segunda Divisão
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
side Rio Ave and Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Serie C2/B
Serie C
The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico , commonly known as Lega Pro , is the governing body that runs the third and fourth highest football divisions in Italy, the Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione respectively. It also includes the sole professional club of San Marino...
side F.C. Forlì, before moving to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
to play for Al Taawon
Al Taawon
Al-Taawon is a Saudi Arabian football team in Buraidah city playing at The Saudi Professional League.The club is a well known in Saudi Arabia and has great wide supporters and fans. The primary sport at the club is football but also shows interests in social and cultures activities.-Current...
in late 2002.
Asia
Most of Rivaldo's successes in football come from his time in AsiaAsia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, most notably in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, where he played for Petrokimia Putra Gresik
Gresik United
Persergres Gresik is an Indonesian soccer team located in Gresik, East Java. It was founded on 2 December 2005 as a merger with PS Petrokimia Gresik became Gresik United.- Skuad 2009/2010 :- External Link :...
and Arema Malang
Arema Malang
Arema Football Club is an Indonesian football team based in Malang, East Java. It is one of the most supported and successful football clubs in Indonesia. They currently play at the Indonesian professional league, the Indonesia Super League ....
in 2003 and 2004 respectively.
On July 20, 2003, while playing for Petrokimia Putra Gresik
Gresik United
Persergres Gresik is an Indonesian soccer team located in Gresik, East Java. It was founded on 2 December 2005 as a merger with PS Petrokimia Gresik became Gresik United.- Skuad 2009/2010 :- External Link :...
in the ASEAN Club Championship
ASEAN Club Championship
The ASEAN Club Championship is a biennial international association football competition between domestic champion clubs sides run by the ASEAN Football Federation...
Quarter-Final, Rivaldo scored a goal against SAFFC as his club overcame a 2–0 deficit to win the game 3–2 and qualify for the Semi-Finals of the competition.
However, Gresik
Gresik United
Persergres Gresik is an Indonesian soccer team located in Gresik, East Java. It was founded on 2 December 2005 as a merger with PS Petrokimia Gresik became Gresik United.- Skuad 2009/2010 :- External Link :...
were knocked out by eventual winners East Bengal FC in the Semi-Final, but in the Third Place Match on July 26, Rivaldo scored first to help his team to a 3–0 win over Perak FA
Perak FA
The Football Association of Perak enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Perak. The team currently plays in the Malaysia Super League....
.
Despite success in regional competition, Gresik
Gresik United
Persergres Gresik is an Indonesian soccer team located in Gresik, East Java. It was founded on 2 December 2005 as a merger with PS Petrokimia Gresik became Gresik United.- Skuad 2009/2010 :- External Link :...
were relegated from the Indonesian Premier Division (Division Utama)
Liga Indonesia
The Indonesian football league system is a series of league system for association football clubs in Indonesia. Since 1994, Liga Indonesia is the league competition featuring association football clubs, as a result of two existing top flight football leagues merger: Perserikatan and Galatama...
at the end of the 2003 season, and Rivaldo joined Arema Malang
Arema Malang
Arema Football Club is an Indonesian football team based in Malang, East Java. It is one of the most supported and successful football clubs in Indonesia. They currently play at the Indonesian professional league, the Indonesia Super League ....
.
A year later, Rivaldo picked up his first major medal, scoring 12 goals as he helped Arema Malang
Arema Malang
Arema Football Club is an Indonesian football team based in Malang, East Java. It is one of the most supported and successful football clubs in Indonesia. They currently play at the Indonesian professional league, the Indonesia Super League ....
to the Indonesian Division 1 (Divisi Satu)
Liga Indonesia
The Indonesian football league system is a series of league system for association football clubs in Indonesia. Since 1994, Liga Indonesia is the league competition featuring association football clubs, as a result of two existing top flight football leagues merger: Perserikatan and Galatama...
title, but it was a short-lived stay at the club, as he returned to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
to play for Bonsucesso
Bonsucesso Futebol Clube
Bonsucesso Futebol Clube, or Bonsucesso, is a Brazilian football team from Bonsucesso neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro state, founded on August 12, 1913. The club competed in Campeonato Brasileiro Série B twice.-History:...
in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
.
He returned to play in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
four years later, when he was signed by S-League club Geylang United
Geylang United FC
Geylang United Football Club is a professional football club from Singapore, currently playing in the S.League. The club is based in Bedok and their home ground is Bedok Stadium. Their mascot is an eagle, and hence the team is also known as "the Eagles"....
.
On May 20, 2008, Rivaldo scored his first goal for Geylang
Geylang United FC
Geylang United Football Club is a professional football club from Singapore, currently playing in the S.League. The club is based in Bedok and their home ground is Bedok Stadium. Their mascot is an eagle, and hence the team is also known as "the Eagles"....
a decisive equaliser in the 94th minute to grab one point in a nail-biting 2–2 draw against Balestier Khalsa
Balestier Khalsa FC
Balestier Khalsa Football Club is a professional football club which plays in Singapore's S.League. The club is a merger of two clubs who played in the S.League in past years – Balestier Central FC and Clementi Khalsa FC – who came together at the end of the 2002 season...
.
He scored his first hat-trick for the Eagles in a 5–1 romp over Dalian Shide Siwu FC
Dalian Shide Siwu FC
Dalian Shide Siwu Football Club is a Chinese professional soccer club which was formed to play as a foreign team in Singapore's S.League in 2008.The club is a satellite team of the Chinese Super League club Dalian Haichang...
on 6 November 2008.
Rivaldo and his compatriot Luiz Carlos Machado Júnior
Luiz Carlos Machado Júnior
Luiz Carlos Machado Júnior, or simply Júnior is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Geylang United.Júnior played for a number of clubs in his native Brazil, and was also a student of the Universidade Estadual Paulista in São Paulo.Prior to joining Geylang United, he played for...
have been released from Geylang United following an unsuccessful 2008 season where they finished 6th in the league.
Honours
1995: 1st, Campeonato Carioca de Juniores top goalscorer (with Juvenil do Botafogo F.R.Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato...
)
1998: 1st, Campeonato Carioca de Juniores
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is one of the most prestigious national football tournaments...
(with Juniores do Botafogo F.R.
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato...
)
2003: 3rd, ASEAN Club Championship
ASEAN Club Championship
The ASEAN Club Championship is a biennial international association football competition between domestic champion clubs sides run by the ASEAN Football Federation...
(with Petrokimia Putra Gresik
Gresik United
Persergres Gresik is an Indonesian soccer team located in Gresik, East Java. It was founded on 2 December 2005 as a merger with PS Petrokimia Gresik became Gresik United.- Skuad 2009/2010 :- External Link :...
)
2004: 1st, Indonesian Division 1 (Divisi Satu)
Liga Indonesia
The Indonesian football league system is a series of league system for association football clubs in Indonesia. Since 1994, Liga Indonesia is the league competition featuring association football clubs, as a result of two existing top flight football leagues merger: Perserikatan and Galatama...
(with Arema Malang
Arema Malang
Arema Football Club is an Indonesian football team based in Malang, East Java. It is one of the most supported and successful football clubs in Indonesia. They currently play at the Indonesian professional league, the Indonesia Super League ....
)
Personal life
Rivaldo speaks five languages fluently – his native PortugueseBrazilian Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese is a group of Portuguese dialects written and spoken by most of the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil and by a few million Brazilian emigrants, mainly in the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Canada, Japan and Paraguay....
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, as well as Indonesian
Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
.
In a February 2008 interview with KallangRoar.com, Rivaldo revealed that in his hometown of Vila Velha
Vila Velha
Vila Velha is a coastal town in Espírito Santo, Brazil. It lies across from Vitória, the state capital. Its population was 396,323 and its area is 208.82 km².Vila Velha forms part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, one of his neighbours was Brazilian-born
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
an striker Egmar Goncalves
Egmar Goncalves
Egmar Goncalves was a professional soccer player. He was born in Brazil, but changed his nationality to Singaporean in 2002 in order to play for the Singapore national football team.-Career:...
.