Datinha
{{short description|Brazilian beach soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Datinha
| fullname = Luiz Alberto do Nascimento Braga
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|04|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Tutóia, Maranhão, Brazil
| image = File:Datinha.png
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Datinha at the 2019 South American Beach Games.
| height = 1.67 m
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| clubnumber = 10
| years1 = | clubs1 = | caps1 = | goals1 =
| nationalyears1 = 2012– | nationalteam1 = Brazil | nationalcaps1 =145 | nationalgoals1 =110
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate = 12 November 2022
}}
Luiz Alberto do Nascimento Braga (born 12 April 1988), known better as Datinha, is a Brazilian beach soccer player who currently plays as a defender. A versatile player, he has previously been designated as a forward and a midfielder during his career.{{cite web|url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FBS/2017/pdf/FBS_2017_SquadLists.pdf|title=FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017 – List of Players|publisher=FIFA.com|date=20 April 2017|accessdate=23 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424085900/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FBS/2017/pdf/FBS_2017_SquadLists.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FBSWC/2019/pdf/FBSWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF|title=FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Paraguay 2019 – List of Players|publisher=FIFA.com|date=15 November 2019|accessdate=17 November 2019|archive-date=16 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116211601/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FBSWC/2019/pdf/FBSWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF|url-status=dead}}
Career
Previously a fisherman, Datinha, described as "shy", began pursuing beach soccer seriously in 2010, playing in his local State Championship in Maranhão, and subsequently the Brazilian National Championship. He was first called up to the Brazil national team in 2012.{{Cite web |title=Datinha: da pesca no Maranhão às areias do mundo - Confederação Brasileira de Futebol |author= |work=Confederação Brasileira de Futebol |date=27 April 2017 |access-date=17 August 2021 |url= https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/noticias/beach-soccer/datinha-aposta-maranhense-de-chicao |language=pt}}
He went on to win the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup representing Brazil and claimed the Bronze Ball (third best player) award at the competition; he has also appeared at four other World Cups (2013, 2015, 2019 and 2021).{{Cite web |title=Datinha |trans-title= |author= |work=CBSB |date= |access-date=17 August 2021 |url= https://www.cbsb.com.br/selecao-brasileira/masculina/jogadores/?mgi_44=2731/DATINHA |language=pt}} In addition, he was named as one of the world's best three players at the 2018 Beach Soccer Stars awards.{{cite web|url=https://beachsoccer.com/news/beach-soccer-stars-draws-the-curtain-in-dubai |title=Beach Soccer Stars draws the curtain in Dubai |publisher=Beach Soccer Worldwide |date=10 November 2018 |access-date=10 November 2018 }}
Datinha is also a longtime member of Russian club Kristall, having scored over 200 goals and played in nearly 300 games for the team across all competitions between 2012 and 2021, during which time he has been a European champion four times and Russian league champion on six occasions.{{Cite web |title=Датинья Брага До Насименто |author= |work=BSC Kristall |date= |access-date=17 August 2021 |url= http://bsc-kristall.ru/player/13?season_id=6 |language=ru}} He was persuaded by fellow Brazilian internationals Bruno Xavier and Jorginho to pursue beach soccer in Russia. Fellow Brazilian association footballer Hulk has been an inspiration to Datinha during his career.[https://issuu.com/metro_russia/docs/20160705_ru_petersburg Датинья] (in Russian). Metro Russia. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2021. He also continues to play for Sampaio Corrêa in Brazil.
Statistics
;Country
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||
| Competition | Year | Apps | Goals | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5"|FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
| {{flagicon|TAH}} 2013 | 6 | 1 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20200112190729/https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/archive/tahiti2013/statistics/players/goal-scored.html ] | |
| {{flagicon|POR}} 2015 | 4 | 1 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20200112190728/https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/archive/portugal2015/statistics/players/goal-scored.html ] | |
| {{flagicon|BAH}} 2017 | 6 | 3 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20170610115226/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/statistics/players/goal-scored.html ] | |
| {{flagicon|PAR}} 2019 | 4 | 1 | [https://web.archive.org/web/20191224210516/https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/statistics/players/goal-scored ] | |
| {{flagicon|RUS}} 2021 | 4 | 0 | [https://bsrussia.com/profiles/persons/30 ] | |
| colspan=2|Total | 24 | 6 | — |
;Club
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||
| Tournament | Year | Club | Apps | Goals | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="9"|Euro Winners Cup | |||||
| {{flagicon|ITA}} 2014 | rowspan=8 align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Kristall | 6 | 13 | rowspan=6|[https://bsrussia.com/profiles/persons/30 ] | |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} 2015 | 7 | 10 | |||
| {{flagicon|ITA}} 2016 | 4 | 5 | |||
| {{flagicon|POR}} 2017 | 7 | 2 | |||
| {{flagicon|POR}} 2018 | 10 | 5 | |||
| {{flagicon|POR}} 2019 | 8 | 6 | |||
| {{flagicon|POR}} 2020 | 5 | 3 | [https://beachsoccer.ru/tourn/tournament362/players/player4161/ ] | ||
| {{flagicon|POR}} 2021 | 8 | 3 | [https://bsrussia.com/profiles/persons/30 ] | ||
| colspan=3|Total | 55 | 47 | — |
Achievements
=Country=
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
- Winner (1): 2017
- World Beach Games
- Winner (1): 2019
- Intercontinental Cup
- Winner (3): 2014, 2016, 2017
- CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
- Winner (2): 2017, 2019
- Copa América
- Winner (2): 2016, 2018
- Mundialito
- Winner (2): 2016, 2017
- South American Beach Games
- Winner (1): 2019
- South American Beach Soccer League
- Winner (2): 2017, 2018
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=Club=
- Euro Winners Cup
- Winner (4): 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021
- Euro Winners Challenge
- Winner (1): 2018
- Mundialito de Clubes
- Winner (1): 2015
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=Individual=
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (1):
- Bronze Ball: 2017
- Beach Soccer Stars (2):
- World's top 3 best players: 2018
- World dream team: 2018
- Euro Winners Cup (1):
- Best player: 2015
- Mundialito de Clubes (1):
- Top scorer: 2015
- CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (1):
- Top scorer: 2015
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References
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External links
- [https://www.cbsb.com.br/selecao-brasileira/masculina/jogadores/?mgi_44=2731/DATINHA Datimha], profile at Brazilian Beach Soccer Confederation (in Portuguese)
- [https://beachsoccer.com/player/luiz-alberto-do-nascimento-braga Datinha], profile at Beach Soccer Worldwide
- [https://www.zerozero.pt/player.php?id=383033 Datinha], profile at ZeroZero.pt (in Portuguese)
- [https://bsrussia.com/profiles/persons/30 Datinha], profile at Beach Soccer Russia (in Russian)
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