Gaúcho_(footballer,_born_1953)
Gaúcho (footballer, born 1953)
Brazilian footballer
Carlos Roberto Orrigo da Cunha (born 3 March 1953), better known as Gaúcho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Roberto Orrigo da Cunha | ||
| Date of birth | (1953-02-03) 3 February 1953 (age 71) | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1970 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1979 | Vasco da Gama | 232 | (11) |
| 1979–1983 | Botafogo | ||
| 1980 | → Santa Cruz (loan) | ||
| 1980 | → Grêmio (loan) | ||
| 1983 | Coritiba | ||
| 1984 | Fortaleza | ||
| 1985 | Volta Redonda | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1985 | Rio Negro-AM | ||
| 1986–1987 | Volta Redonda | ||
| 1988 | Maranhão | ||
| 1991–1993 | Vasco da Gama (U20) | ||
| 1993 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 1994 | America-RJ | ||
| 1994 | América-MG | ||
| 1995 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1995 | América-MG | ||
| 1996 | America-RJ | ||
| 1996 | Friburguense | ||
| 1997 | Bonsucesso | ||
| 1998–1999 | Al Wehda | ||
| 2000–2001 | Hajer | ||
| 2002 | Americano | ||
| 2003–2004 | América-MG | ||
| 2004 | Madureira | ||
| 2004–2005 | Al-Ansar | ||
| 2005 | Madureira | ||
| 2006 | JS Kabylie | ||
| 2006–2007 | Boavista | ||
| 2008 | America-RJ | ||
| 2008–2010 | Vasco da Gama (youth) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Vasco da Gama (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2016 | Portuguesa-RJ | ||
| 2019 | Madureira | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2024 | |||
Born in Porto Alegre, he earned the nickname Gaúcho while still playing at Vasco's youth team. As an athlete, he defended the club throughout practically the entire 1970s, accumulating 232 appearances and scoring 11 goals.[1] He participated in the 1974 Brazilian title campaign.[2]
As a coach, he began his career in 1985 at Rio Negro-AM. In the early 90s, he became coach of Vasco's under-20 team, and in 1992 he became champion of the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr., revealing players such as Leandro Ávila and Valdir. He also commanded Vasco's main team in the João Havelange Tournament in 1993. After that, he played for several other teams, notably America-RJ, América Mineiro, Atlético Mineiro and Americano, where he won the Taça Guanabara and Taça Rio in 2002.[3][4]
Player
- Vasco da Gama
- Campeonato Brasileiro: 1974
- Campeonato Carioca: 1977
- Taça Guanabara: 1976, 1977
Manager
- Vasco da Gama
- Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr.: 1992
- Torneio João Havelange [pt]: 1993
- Torneio Octávio Pinto Guimarães: 2009
- Americano
- Taça Guanabara: 2002
- Taça Rio: 2002
- Boavista
- "Ex-jogador e ex-técnico do Vasco, Gaúcho completa 70 anos nesta 6ª-feira". NetVasco (in Portuguese). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- "Que fim levou? Gaúcho (ex-zagueiro do Vasco da Gama)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- "A Copinha de 92 é tão marcante a Vasco e São Paulo porque também se refletiu em títulos ao profissional". Trivela (in Portuguese). 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- "Veja por onde andam os vascaínos campeões da Copa São Paulo de Juniores de 1992". NetVasco (in Portuguese). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- Gaúcho at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)