Rodrigo Ninja
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Rodrigo da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Campinas, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ponte Preta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Minaçu-GO | ||
| 2002 | Nacional-AM | ||
| 2003–2004 | Gama | ||
| 2004 | Novo Horizonte-GO | ||
| 2005 | Cianorte | ||
| 2005 | Vila Aurora | ||
| 2005 | CENE | ||
| 2006 | Joinville | ||
| 2006–2007 | Gama | ||
| 2007 | Çaykur Rizespor | ||
| 2008 | São Caetano | ||
| 2008 | Gama | ||
| 2009 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 2009 | América de Natal | ||
| 2009 | Bragantino | ||
| 2010 | Mixto | ||
| 2010 | Rio Branco-SP | ||
| 2011 | Veranópolis | ||
| 2011 | Ituiutaba | ||
| 2011–2012 | Metropolitano | ||
| 2012–2013 | Rio Claro | ||
| 2013 | Botafogo-PB | ||
| 2013 | Santo André | ||
| 2014 | Monte Azul | ||
| 2015 | Rio Claro | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Rodrigo da Silva (born 21 November 1981), better known as Rodrigo Ninja, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Career
[edit]Rodrigo Ninja gained national recognition in 2007, when he scored SE Gama's qualifying goal against CR Vasco da Gama in the 2007 Copa do Brasil, in a match where Romário was expected to score his thousandth goal.[2] After this feat, he ended up being hired by Çaykur Rizespor.
After an unsuccessful stay in Turkey, he suffered depression, became involved in marital problems with his wife and began to face problems with alcohol and drug use, frequently having shortened spells at clubs due to missing training or not being able to perform properly.[3][4] He ended his career definitively in 2015, after testing positive for cocaine in an anti-doping test.[5][6]
Post career
[edit]Rodrigo Ninja was admitted to a halfway house for addicts in Campinas after retiring. Currently plays in the city's amateur football.[7]
Honours
[edit]Gama
- Campeonato Brasiliense: 2003
Botafogo-PB
References
[edit]- ↑ Rodrigo Ninja at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "'Milésimo gol' fica entalado, e Vasco cai na Copa do Brasil". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 4 April 2007. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ "Com meses de 'atraso', São Caetano contrata Rodrigo Ninja". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 1 April 2008. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ "Sem Rodrigo Ninja, Ponte Preta promove outro destaque da Copinha". ESPN (in Portuguese). 17 February 2009. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ "Lateral do Rio Claro, Rodrigo Ninja é flagrado no anti-doping por uso de cocaína". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ "Atleta pego no antidoping por uso de cocaína some de clube do Paulistão". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ "Ex-Ponte, Rodrigo Ninja veste camisa do Granada no domingo pela Série Ouro". Portal Porque (in Portuguese). 7 December 2023. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Rodrigo Ninja at Soccerway
- 1981 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Footballers from Campinas
- Men's association football full-backs
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
- Nacional Futebol Clube players
- Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players
- Novo Horizonte Futebol Clube players
- Sociedade Esportiva Vila Aurora players
- Cianorte Futebol Clube players
- Clube Esportivo Nova Esperança players
- Joinville Esporte Clube players
- Çaykur Rizespor footballers
- São Caetano Futebol players
- América Futebol Clube (RN) players
- Clube Atlético Bragantino players
- Mixto Esporte Clube players
- Rio Branco Esporte Clube players
- Veranópolis Esporte Clube Recreativo e Cultural players
- Boa Esporte Clube players
- Clube Atlético Metropolitano players
- Rio Claro Futebol Clube players
- Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players
- Esporte Clube Santo André players
- Atlético Monte Azul players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Doping cases in association football