Clodoaldo (footballer, born December 1978)

Clodoaldo
Personal information
Full name Francisco Clodoaldo Chagas Ferreira
Date of birth (1978-12-28) 28 December 1978
Place of birth Ipú, Brazil
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Striker
Youth career
Fortaleza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Fortaleza
2001 Beira-Mar
2002–2005 Fortaleza
2004Ituano (loan)
2004Treze (loan)
2006–2007 Ceará
2007 Potiguar de Mossoró
2008 Icasa
2008–2009 Guarany de Sobral
2009 Juazeirense
2009 Central
2009 Ríver
2010 Fluminense de Feira
2010 Guarany de Sobral
2010 Ceará
2011 Juazeirense
2011 Guarany de Sobral
2011–2012 Ceará
2012Juazeirense (loan)
2012 Horizonte
2013 Goytacaz
2014 Quixadá
2014–2015 Nova Russas
2015 Ferroviário
2015 Guarany de Sobral
2015 Santa Quitéria
2016 Juazeirense
2017–2019 Fortaleza
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Clodoaldo Francisco Chagas Ferreira, better known as Clodoaldo (born 28 December 1978), is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Having started his career at Fortaleza, Clodoaldo is the club's second-highest scorer in history with 126 goals, and is also in the club's hall of fame due to his fan loyalty and his achievements on the field. He was promoted to Série A with the club in 2002 and has won the state championship on five occasions.[2][3] In 2006, he had a controversial departure directly to rival Ceará, where he was unable to repeat his good performance. In 2017, he was "forgiven" by the fans, returning to the club to retire.[4][5][6] He last played in 2019 at the Copa Fares Lopes.[7]

In 2002 interestingly, he gained national fame from that year onwards, when several reports popularized "Rap do Clodô" and the song "Uh terror o Clodoaldo é matador" throughout the country.[8]

Personal life

Clodoaldo faced several problems related to alcoholism during his career. In 2004 and in 2017, the player was arrested in his hometown of Ipú due to non-payment of child support for his daughter. [8][9][10]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he became known as an ambassador for Fortaleza EC, promoting several actions.[11] In 2025, Clodoaldo began his degree in a physical education course.[12]

Honours

Fortaleza

Ceará

  • Campeonato Cearense: 2006, 2011

Individual

  • 2001 Campeonato Cearense top scorer: 16 goals
  • 2003 Campeonato Cearense top scorer: 19 goals

References

  1. ^ Clodoaldo at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Clodoaldo". Fortaleza EC (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Ceará State Championship -- List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  4. ^ "As passagens de Clodoaldo pelo Ceará". O Curioso do Futebol (in Portuguese). 28 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Fortaleza surpreende e contrata Clodoaldo que estreia dia 26 de agosto contra o Floresta no Estádio Presidente Vargas". Ceará Alerta (in Portuguese). 7 August 2017. Archived from the original on 10 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Clodoaldo e Fortaleza selam a paz: "Momento para perdoar", diz clube". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 11 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Baixinho e Raio juntos! Clodoaldo e Rinaldo voltam a jogar pelo Fortaleza na Fares Lopes". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 September 2025.
  8. ^ a b ""Hoje, faria tudo diferente de anos atrás"". OP+ (in Portuguese). 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 10 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Clodoaldo deixa cadeia em Fortaleza". Estadão (in Portuguese). 27 September 2004. Archived from the original on 10 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Ex-Fortaleza e Ceará deixa a prisão após 'vaquinha' de família e amigos". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 10 March 2017. Archived from the original on 10 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Fortaleza, com o ídolo Clodoaldo, fatura R$ 400 mil em meio à pandemia". ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). 19 May 2020. Archived from the original on 10 September 2025.
  12. ^ ""Matador", Clodoaldo volta a estudar em busca de diploma". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 7 July 2025. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025.