Ladinho

Ladinho
Personal information
Full name Adelardo Madalena
Date of birth (1947-01-24)24 January 1947
Place of birth Tubarão, Brazil
Date of death 24 March 2022(2022-03-24) (aged 75)
Place of death Tubarão, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1969 Ferroviário de Tubarão
1969–1971 América de Joinville
1970 → Portuguesa (loan)
1972–1974 Atlético Paranaense
1975 América de Joinville
1976 Atlético Paranaense
1977–1979 Grêmio 157 (12)
1980–1981 Joinville
1982 Avaí
Managerial career
1982–1983 Avaí
1990–1991 Avaí
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024

Adelardo Madalena (24 January 1947 – 24 March 2022), better known as Ladinho, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a left back.

Career

Left back, Ladinho began his professional career at EC Ferroviário, from Tubarão. He stood out and was hired by América de Joinville, where he was champion in 1971. He also played for Joinville EC, Portuguesa, Athletico Paranaense and Grêmio, where he made 157 appearances and won the state championship twice.[1] He ended his career in 1982 at Avaí FC, where he was also a coach shortly after retiring, and later in 1990–1991.[2]

Honours

América de Joinville
Grêmio

Death

Ladinho died of sepsis, on 24 March 2022.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Adelardo Madalena". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Que fim levou? Ladinho (Ex-lateral esquerdo Grêmio)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Morre Ladinho, lateral-esquerdo do Grêmio no final da década de 1970". Gaúcha ZH (in Portuguese). 24 March 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  • Ladinho at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)