Pena (footballer)

Pena
	Pena in action for Porto
Personal information
Full name	Renivaldo Pereira de Jesus
Date of birth	19 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994	Serrano-BA
1995–1996	Conquista
1997	Rio Branco
1998	Ceará
1998	Paraguaçuense
1998–1999	Grasshoppers
1999–2000	Palmeiras
2000–2005	Porto
2002–2003	→ Strasbourg (loan)
2003–2004	→ Braga (loan)
2004–2005	→ Marítimo (loan)
2005–2006	Botafogo
2006	Paulista
2007	Confiança
2008	Serrano-BA
2009	Madre de Deus
2010–2011	Serrano-BA
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]^[3] 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

Primeira Liga top scorer: 2000–01 (22 goals)^[3]

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 Claro, Paulo; Preston, Simon; Nunes, João; Di Maggio, Roberto. "Portugal – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. 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.