Naldo

Ronaldo Aparecido Rodrigues (born 10 September 1982), commonly known as Naldo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He is currently an assistant coach at Bundesliga club Schalke 04. From 2007 to 2009, he made four appearances for the Brazil national team.

Club Career

Juventude

Born in Londrina, Brazil, Naldo began his football career playing for RS Futebol at the youth level before playing for them professionally. He spent two years at the club, making forty–seven appearances and scoring three times in all competitions.

At the start of the 2004 season, Naldo joined Juventude and made his debut on 2 May 2004, coming on as a substitute, in a 4–0 win against Parana Clube. He then received his first start for the club, in a 1–0 win against Coritiba on 10 July 2004. Seven days later on 17 July 2004, Naldo scored his first goal for the club from a free kick, in a 1–0 win against Flamengo. Two weeks later on 1 August 2004, he scored his second goal for Juventude, in a 1–1 draw against Vasco da Gama. Naldo helped the club keep four consecutive clean sheets in the next four matches between 5 August 2004 and 14 August 2004. He scored his third goal of the season, once again from a free kick, in a 2–1 loss against Santos on 1 September 2004. After missing several matches due to injury, Naldo scored on his return to the starting line–up against Athletico Paranaense on 7 October 2004. At the end of the 2004 season, having played alongside Thiago Silva, he went on to make twenty–five appearances and scoring four times in all competitions.

At the start of the 2005 season, Naldo continued to remain in the first team for Juventude, playing in the centre–back position. He scored his first goal of the season to score an equaliser, as the club drew 2–2 against Corinthians on 24 May 2005.

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