# Chinesinho
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{{short description|Brazilian footballer (1935-2011)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Chinesinho
| image = Juventus FC - Coppa Italia 1964-65 - Chinesinho (cropped).jpg
| caption = Chinesinho at Juventus in 1965
| fullname = Sidney Colônia Cunha
| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|6|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Rio Grande](/source/Rio_Grande%2C_Rio_Grande_do_Sul), [Brazil](/source/Brazil)
| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|4|16|1935|06|28|df=y}}
| position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
| youthyears1=
| youthclubs1=
| years1 = 1954 | years2 = 1955–1958 | years3 = 1958–1962 | years4 = 1962–1963 | years5 = 1963–1965 | years6 = 1965–1967 | years7 = 1967–1972 | years8 = 1972 | years9 =1973–1974
| clubs1 = [Renner](/source/Gr%C3%AAmio_Esportivo_Renner) | clubs2 = [Internacional](/source/Sport_Club_Internacional)[[http://en.sambafoot.com/players/1310_Chinesinho.html Profile at sambafoot]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}] | clubs3 = [Palmeiras](/source/Sociedade_Esportiva_Palmeiras) | clubs4 = [Modena](/source/Modena_Football_Club) | clubs5 = [Catania](/source/Catania_Calcio) | clubs6 = [Juventus](/source/Juventus_FC) | clubs7 = [Lanerossi Vicenza](/source/Vicenza_Calcio)[[https://www.rsssf.org/players/braz-players-in-it.html Italian career stats] at RSSSF] | clubs8 = [New York Cosmos](/source/New_York_Cosmos_(1971%E2%80%931985))[[http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/C/Cinesinho.htm NASL career stats]] | clubs9 =[Nacional-SP](/source/Nacional_Atl%C3%A9tico_Clube_(SP))
| caps1 = 41 | goals1 = 1 | caps2 = 74 | goals2 = 6 | caps3 = 241 | goals3 = 55 | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 3 | caps5 = 59 | goals5 = 5 | caps6 = 85 | goals6 = 8 | caps7 = 90 | goals7 = 10 | caps8 = 1 | goals8 = 0 | caps9 = ? | goals9 = ?
| nationalyears1= 1956–1961
| nationalteam1= [Brazil](/source/Brazilian_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps1= 17 | nationalgoals1 = 7
| manageryears1 = 1976
| managerclubs1 = [Vicenza](/source/Vicenza_Calcio)
| manageryears2 = 1978–1979
| managerclubs2 = [Foggia](/source/U.S._Foggia)
| manageryears3 = 1979–1981
| managerclubs3 = [Forlì](/source/Forl%C3%AC_F.C.)
| manageryears4 = 1985
| managerclubs4 = [Palmeiras](/source/Sociedade_Esportiva_Palmeiras)
}}
'''Sidney Colônia Cunha''' (28 June 1935 – 16 April 2011), commonly known as '''Chinesinho''' (''Little Chinese''), was a Brazilian [footballer](/source/association_football) who played professionally, at both club and international levels, as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder).[[http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/estaduais/2011/noticias/0,,OI5080731-EI17147,00-Idolo+do+Palmeiras+morre+aos+anos+no+Rio+Grande+do+Sul.html Esportes » Futebol » Estaduais » Estaduais 2011 » Estaduais 2011 Ídolo do Palmeiras morre aos 75 anos no Rio Grande do Sul]]
==Career==
Born in [Rio Grande](/source/Rio_Grande%2C_Rio_Grande_do_Sul), Chinesinho played for [Renner](/source/Gr%C3%AAmio_Esportivo_Renner), [Internacional](/source/Sport_Club_Internacional) and [Palmeiras](/source/Sociedade_Esportiva_Palmeiras) in Brazil, before moving to Italy to play for [Modena Football Club](/source/Modena_Football_Club), [Catania](/source/Catania_Calcio), [Juventus](/source/Juventus_FC) and [Lanerossi Vicenza](/source/Vicenza_Calcio), and in the United States for the [New York Cosmos](/source/New_York_Cosmos_(1971%E2%80%931985)).
At international level, he made 17 appearances for [Brazil](/source/Brazilian_national_football_team) between 1956 and 1961, scoring seven goals; he was a member of the team that finished in second place at the [1959 South American Championship](/source/1959_South_American_Championship_(Argentina)).
==Honours==
===Club===
;[Internacional](/source/SC_Internacional)
*[Campeonato Gaúcho](/source/Campeonato_Ga%C3%BAcho): 1955
;[Palmeiras](/source/SE_Palmeiras)
*[Campeonato Paulista](/source/Campeonato_Paulista): 1959
*[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A](/source/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A): 1960[[http://www.palmeiras.com.br/historia/idolos/306 Chinesinho]]
* [Copa Libertadores](/source/Copa_Libertadores) Runner-up: 1961
;[Catania](/source/Catania_Calcio)
*[Coppa delle Alpi](/source/Coppa_delle_Alpi) Runner-up: 1964
;[Juventus](/source/Juventus_FC)
*[Serie A](/source/Serie_A): [1966–67](/source/1966%E2%80%9367_Serie_A)
===International===
;[Brazil](/source/Brazil_national_football_team)
*[Panamerican Championship](/source/Panamerican_Championship): [1956](/source/1956_Panamerican_Championship)
*[Copa América](/source/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica) Runner-up: [1959](/source/1959_South_American_Championship_(Argentina))
==References==
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{{Brazil squad 1959 South American Championship (Argentina)}}
{{Vicenza Calcio managers}}
{{Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras managers}}
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Category:LR Vicenza players
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Category:People from Rio Grande (Rio Grande do Sul)
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Category:20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
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