Brazilian footballer
Renivaldo Pereira de Jesus (born 19 February 1974), known as Pena , is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker .
Club career
Pena was born in Vitória da Conquista , Bahia . After playing with modest clubs in his country he had his first taste of European football in 1998, but only lasted a few months with Grasshopper Club Zürich , moving then to SE Palmeiras .[ 1]
In 2000, Pena signed for FC Porto , where he was the top scorer in the Primeira Liga in his first season with 22 goals[ 2] while also adding the Taça de Portugal .[ 4] After falling out with coach Octávio Machado he was loaned to RC Strasbourg Alsace in France, where he failed to settle;[ 5] two other loans ensued, and the player experienced some success at both S.C. Braga and C.S. Marítimo .[ 6]
Released by Porto in June 2005, Pena returned to Brazil. After a spell with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas he saw out his career with modest sides, retiring in 2011 at the age of 37.[ 7]
Personal life
Pena's son, Pablo , was also a footballer and a forward.[ 8] [ 9]
Honours
Porto
Individual
References
^ Mendes, António; Aurélio, Marco; Sousa, Rui (2 January 2001). "Renilda: «Pena era menino traquinas e nunca maldoso»" [Renilda: "Pena was a naughty boy and never evil"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 September 2023 .
^ "Pena confirma predicados e já sonha com o «escrete»" [Pena confirms expectations and is already dreaming of the "escrete"]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 October 2000. Retrieved 3 December 2015 .
^ a b Magalhães, Ana Luísa (9 July 2021). "Pinto da Costa: "Jardel? É assim, os treinadores às vezes também se enganam" " [Pinto da Costa: "Jardel? That's the way it goes, managers make mistakes sometimes"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 January 2023 .
^ Caetano, Filipe (30 May 2003). "F.C. Porto: Pena aguarda decisão do clube" [F.C. Porto: Pena awaits for club's decision] (in Portuguese). TVI 24 . Retrieved 7 January 2023 .
^ Fernandes, Nuno (27 August 2017). " "Deixei marca em Portugal. Não era qualquer um que substituía o Jardel" " ["I left my mark in Portugal. Jardel was not replaced by just any guy"]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 January 2023 .
^ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (15 March 2011). "Brasil: Pena e Clayton (ex-F.C. Porto) deixam de jogar juntos" [Brazil: Pena and Clayton (ex-F.C. Porto) no longer play together] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 January 2023 .
^ Barbosa, José (29 March 2021). "FC Famalicão: Qualidades do sub-23 Pablo, filho de Pena do FC Porto, em destaque nacional" [FC Famalicão: Qualities of under-23 Pablo, son of FC Porto's Pena, highlighted nationwide] (in Portuguese). Fama TV. Retrieved 7 January 2023 .
^ Maia, João (29 March 2021). "Filho de Pena desponta no Famalicão: "Num torneio, jogou por três escalões no mesmo dia" " [Son of Pena starting to shine at Famalicão: "In a tournament, he played for three age groups on the same day"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 January 2023 .
^ "Boavista-FC Porto, 0–1: O caçador caçado" [Boavista-FC Porto, 0–1: Hunted hunter]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 August 2001. Retrieved 7 January 2023 .
External links
Pena at Sambafoot (archived)
Pena at ForaDeJogo (archived)