Belinho
Croatian footballer
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Rafael Gomes Cirino (born 13 January 2009 in Brazil), better known as Belinho is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kustošija Zagreb.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Gomes Cirino[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1][2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kustošija Zagreb | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vasco da Gama | |||
| –2022 | Vinodol | ||
| 2022–2026 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | Kustošija Zagreb | 8 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:31, 4 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Belinho was born in Brazil and acquired Croatian citizenship after approval of the Croatian Olympic Committee on the request of the Croatian Football Federation.[3][4]
Club career
Belinho played in the youth ranks for Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro before his father moved to Novi Vinodolski, Croatia and he started playing for local club NK Vinodol, after which he moved to the Croatian capital of Zagreb and joined GNK Dinamo Zagreb Academy.[5] He has drawn comparisons to Eduardo da Silva, also a naturalized Croatian citizen from Brazil who played for Dinamo Zagreb and Croatia national football team.[6][7]