Zudinho

Zudinho (born 13th August 1982, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Luverdense EC. From 2005 to 2008, Zudinho played for Grijzestad University S.C. in Brunant.

Zudinho began his footballing career in late 2000 at the youth academy of CR Vasco da Gama. After good performances, he was moved to the main squad in 2002. In 2005, newly-appointed Grijzestad University S.C. manager and former Vasco da Gama player Mazinho, who had seen Zudinho in action at Vasco da Gama, bought Zudinho for GUSC.

At Grijzestad University S.C., Zudinho was the main striker, and performed very well. In the 2005-06 Second League, he was the Second League top goalscorer with 20 goals, a record under the current system of the Second League. In the 2006-07 Second League, he scored 16 goals (one less than teammate and top goalscorer Veve); and in the 2007-08 Second League he scored 17; giving him an impressive total of 53 goals in three seasons for GUSC.

In the summer of 2008, he was bought by St. Marks Koningstad, but he proved unable to repeat his brilliant performances with Grijzestad University S.C. in the First League. He was out of action for several months in the next two years due to numerous injuries. Ultimately, he scored 5 goals for St. Marks in the 2008-09 First League and 8 in the 2009-10 First League. In 2010, he returned to his homeland when St. Marks sold him to Luverdense EC.