Arnaldo Pereira (futsal player)

Arnaldo Augusto Rodrigues Pereira (born 16 June 1979) is a Portuguese futsal player who plays for Rio Ave[1] after a short stint at GD Viso[2] as a winger. Arnaldo is the most capped player in the history of the Portugal national futsal team with 208 appearances.[3]

Arnaldo Pereira

Personal information
Full name	Arnaldo Augusto Rodrigues Pereira
Date of birth	16 June 1979
Place of birth	Bragança, Portugal
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Rio Ave
Number	16
Youth career
1994–1996	Mãe de Água (football)
1997–1998	Pioneiros de Bragança
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Instituto D. João V
2001–2002	Freixieiro
2002–2004	Benfica
2004–2007	Xota FS
2007–2012	Benfica
2012–2013	Nikars
2013–2014	Baku United
2014–2015	Nikars
2015–2016	Latina
2016–2017	Futsal Azeméis
2017–2018	Petrarca
2018	GD Viso
2018–	Rio Ave
National team^‡
1999–2000	Portugal U21	2	(5)
2001	Portugal U23	2	(2)
1999–2016	Portugal	208	(98)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

Honours

Freixieiro

• 1 Liga Portuguesa de Futsal: 2001–02

Benfica

• Liga Portuguesa (5): 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12
• Taça de Portugal: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2011–12
• Supertaça de Portugal: 2003–04, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12
• UEFA Futsal Cup: 2009–10

Nikars

• Latvian League: 2011–12, 2012–13

References

1. "Arnaldo Pereira está de regresso à I Divisão" [Arnaldo Pereira returns to the I Divisão]. ZeroZero.pt (in Portuguese). 15 November 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
2. "Arnaldo Pereira é reforço do GD Viso" [Arnaldo Pereira joins GD Viso]. FutsalPortugal: Zona técnica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2018.
3. "Arnaldo Pereira trocou a braçadeira de capitão por um djambé na bancada" [Arnaldo Pereira traded the captain's armband for a djembe in the stands]. TSF (in Portuguese). 5 February 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

External links

• UEFA profile
• FPF national team profile (in Portuguese)
• FPF club profile (in Portuguese)