Chinesinho

{{short description|Brazilian footballer (1935-2011)}}

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{{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, Brazil

| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|4|16|1935|06|28|df=y}}

| position = 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 | clubs2 = Internacional[http://en.sambafoot.com/players/1310_Chinesinho.html Profile at sambafoot]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | clubs3 = Palmeiras | clubs4 = Modena | clubs5 = Catania | clubs6 = Juventus | clubs7 = Lanerossi Vicenza[https://www.rsssf.org/players/braz-players-in-it.html Italian career stats] at RSSSF | clubs8 = New York Cosmos[http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/C/Cinesinho.htm NASL career stats] | clubs9 =Nacional-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

| nationalcaps1= 17 | nationalgoals1 = 7

| manageryears1 = 1976

| managerclubs1 = Vicenza

| manageryears2 = 1978–1979

| managerclubs2 = Foggia

| manageryears3 = 1979–1981

| managerclubs3 = Forlì

| manageryears4 = 1985

| managerclubs4 = Palmeiras

}}

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.[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]