Arnaldo Pereira (futsal player)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.
Arnaldo Pereira
Personal information
Full name Arnaldo Augusto Rodrigues Pereira
Date of birth (1979-06-16) 16 June 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Bragança, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Rio Ave
Number 16
Youth career
1994–1996 Mãe de Água (football)
1997–1998 Pioneiros de Bragança
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Instituto D. João V
2001–2002 Freixieiro
2002–2004 Benfica
2004–2007 Xota FS
2007–2012 Benfica
2012–2013 Nikars
2013–2014 Baku United
2014–2015 Nikars
2015–2016 Latina
2016–2017 Futsal Azeméis
2017–2018 Petrarca
2018 GD Viso
2018– Rio Ave
International career‡
1999–2000 Portugal U21 2 (5)
2001 Portugal U23 2 (2)
1999–2016 Portugal 208 (98)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

Arnaldo Augusto Rodrigues Pereira (born 16 June 1979) is a Portuguese futsal player who plays for Rio Ave[1] after a short stint at GD Viso[2] as a winger. Arnaldo is the most capped player in the history of the Portugal national futsal team with 208 appearances.[3]

  1. ^ "Arnaldo Pereira está de regresso à I Divisão" [Arnaldo Pereira returns to the I Divisão]. ZeroZero.pt (in Portuguese). 15 November 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Arnaldo Pereira é reforço do GD Viso" [Arnaldo Pereira joins GD Viso]. FutsalPortugal: Zona técnica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Arnaldo Pereira trocou a braçadeira de capitão por um djambé na bancada" [Arnaldo Pereira traded the captain's armband for a djembe in the stands]. TSF (in Portuguese). 5 February 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.