Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Fernando Naval | ||
Date of birth | 11 April 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Piracicaba, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1971–1973 | Corinthians | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1973–1974 | XV de Piracicaba | ||
1975–1981 | São Bento | ||
1981–1988 | Juventus-SP | 225 | (20) |
1988 | Inter de Limeira | ||
1988–1989 | Bragantino | ||
1990 | São Bento | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024 |
José Fernando Naval (born 11 April 1953), better known by the nickname Gatãozinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Son of forward Gatão (Vicente Naval Filho), Gatãozinho started his career at Corinthians, standing out in the youth categories. As a professional, played for XV de Piracicaba, and made history with the shirt of EC São Bento, where he made more than 380 appearances, [1] CA Juventus, where he won the 1983 Taça de Prata, [2] and at CA Bragantino in the late 90s, being a of those largely responsible for structuring the club that would become state champion and runner-up in Brazilian Championship in the following years. [3] [4]