Sidney Colônia Cunha (28 June 1935 – 16 April 2011), commonly known as Chinesinho (''Little Chinese''), was a Brazilian

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who played professionally, at both club and international levels, as a

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Career

Born in

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, Chinesinho played for Renner, Internacional and

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in Brazil, before moving to Italy to play for Modena Football Club, Catania,

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and Lanerossi Vicenza, and in the United States for the New York Cosmos. At international level, he made 17 appearances for

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between 1956 and 1961, scoring seven goals; he was a member of the team that finished in second place at the 1959 South American Championship.

Honours

Club

; Internacional *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...

: 1955 ;

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and ty ...

: 1959 *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

: 1960Chinesinho
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: 1966–67

International

;

* South American Championship:

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(Runner-up)

References

Brazilian footballers Brazil international footballers Sport Club Internacional players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Modena F.C. players Catania S.S.D. players Juventus F.C. players L.R. Vicenza players 1935 births Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Serie A players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy 2011 deaths Brazilian football managers L.R. Vicenza managers Calcio Foggia 1920 managers Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Deaths from dementia in Brazil Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras managers New York Cosmos players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Association football midfielders People from Rio Grande (Rio Grande do Sul) Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub