Romualdo Sperto (1 August 1919 – 5 November 1993), better known as Gijo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1][2]

Gijo
Personal information
Full name Romualdo Sperto
Date of birth (1919-08-01)August 1, 1919
Place of birth Ipaussu, Brazil
Date of death 5 November 1993(1993-11-05) (aged 74)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–1939 Palestra Itália
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1941 Palestra Itália 67 (0)
1942–1944 Fluminense 31 (0)
1944–1949 São Paulo 143 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023

Career

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Born in the city of Ipaussu, Gijo began his career with Palestra Itália's youth team, where he made 67 appearances for the club. Then he had a quick spell at Fluminense, and went to São Paulo FC, a club that had the mission of replacing King.[3] He is among the 10 goalkeepers who played most times for São Paulo FC.[4]

Honours

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Palmeiras
São Paulo

References

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  1. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Gijo". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Desenho, de 1945: Goleiro Gijo, do São Paulo Futebol Clube (SP)". História do Futebol (in Portuguese). April 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Ranking histórico: Goleiros". São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). 22 December 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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