Gino Orlando

Gino

Personal information
Full name	Gino Orlando
Date of birth	(1929-09-03)September 3, 1929
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death	São Paulo, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1951	Palmeiras
1951–1952	Comercial
1951	XV de Jaú
1952–1963	São Paulo
1963–1964	Portuguesa
1964–1966	Juventus
International career
1956–1958	Brazil	9	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gino Orlando, commonly known as just Gino (September 3, 1929 – April 24, 2003), was an association footballer who played forward for the Brazilian national team.

Career

Born in São Paulo, Gino started his career defending Palmeiras between 1948 and 1951. After defending Comercial in 1951 and in 1952, and XV de Jaú in 1951, he joined São Paulo in 1952, scoring 232 goals in 450 games, placing him as the club's second all-time top goalscorer, just behind Serginho Chulapa. During his spell at São Paulo, he won the Campeonato Paulista in 1953 and in 1957, and was the top goalscorer of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo in 1958, with 12 goals. He later played in 1963 and in 1964 for Portuguesa, retiring in 1966 while defending Juventus.

National team

Gino Orlando played nine games for the Brazilian national team between 1956 and 1958, scoring three goals. He played his first game on April 1, 1956, against a Pernambuco state combined team. His first goal for Brazil was scored on April 8, 1956, against Portugal. The other two goals were scored on April 11, and on April 15, respectively against Switzerland and Austria. Gino Orlando played his last game for the national team on May 18, 1958, against Bulgaria.

Death

He died of cardiac arrest on April 24, 2003 at Hospital do Coração, in São Paulo.

Honors

Individual

• Torneio Rio-São Paulo top goalscorer: 1958

Club

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 1953, 1957