Chinesinho

Chinesinho
	Chinesinho at Juventus in 1965
Personal information
Full name	Sidney Colônia Cunha
Date of birth	28 June 1935
Place of birth	Rio Grande, Brazil
Date of death	16 April 2011 (aged 75)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1954	Renner
1955–1958	Internacional
1958–1962	Palmeiras
1962–1963	Modena
1963–1965	Catania
1965–1967	Juventus
1967–1972	Lanerossi Vicenza
1972	New York Cosmos
1973–1974	Nacional-SP
International career
1956–1961	Brazil
Managerial career
1976	Vicenza
1978–1979	Foggia
1979–1981	Forlì
1985	Palmeiras
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sidney Colônia Cunha (28 June 1935 – 16 April 2011), commonly known as Chinesinho (Little Chinese), was a Brazilian footballer who played professionally, at both club and international levels, as a midfielder.^[4]

Career

Born in Rio Grande, Chinesinho played for Renner, Internacional and Palmeiras in Brazil, before moving to Italy to play for Modena Football Club, Catania, Juventus and Lanerossi Vicenza, and in the United States for the New York Cosmos.

At international level, he made 17 appearances for Brazil 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.