Carlos Rodrigo da Silva (born 21 November 1981), better known as Rodrigo Ninja, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a
left back
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.
Career
Rodrigo Ninja gained national recognition in 2007, when he scored SE Gama's qualifying goal against
CR Vasco da Gama
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in the
2007 Copa do Brasil
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The competition started on February 14, 2007 and concluded on June 6, 2007 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Orlando Scarpelli in Florianópolis, in which F ...
, in a match where
Romário
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was expected to score his thousandth goal. After this feat, he ended up being hired by Çaykur Rizespor.
After an unsuccessful stay in
Turkey
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, he suffered depression, became involved in marital problems with his wife and began to face problems with alcohol and drug use, frequently having shortened spells at clubs due to missing training or not being able to perform properly. He ended his career definitively in 2015, after testing positive for cocaine in an anti-doping test.
Post career
He was admitted to a halfway house for addicts in Campinas after retiring. Currently plays in the city's amateur football.
Honours
;Gama
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Campeonato Brasiliense
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: 2003
;Botafogo-PB
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
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2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
References
External links
Rodrigo Ninjaat ogol.com.br
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1981 births
Living people
Men's association football fullbacks
Men's association football wing halves
Brazilian men's footballers
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
Nacional Futebol Clube players
Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players
Novo Horizonte Futebol Clube players
Sociedade Esportiva Vila Aurora players
Cianorte Futebol Clube players
Clube Esportivo Nova Esperança players
Joinville Esporte Clube players
Çaykur Rizespor footballers
Associação Desportiva São Caetano players
América Futebol Clube (RN) players
Clube Atlético Bragantino players
Mixto Esporte Clube players
Rio Branco Esporte Clube players
Veranópolis Esporte Clube Recreativo e Cultural players
Boa Esporte Clube players
Clube Atlético Metropolitano players
Rio Claro Futebol Clube players
Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players
Esporte Clube Santo André players
Atlético Monte Azul players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
Footballers from Campinas
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Doping cases in association football
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen