Rafael Gomes Cirino (born 13 January 2009 in Brazil), better known as Belinho is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kustošija Zagreb.
Early life Belinho was born in Brazil and acquired Croatian citizenship after approval of the Croatian Olympic Committee on the request of the Croatian Football Federation.
Club career Belinho played in the youth ranks for Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro before his father moved to Novi Vinodolski, Croatia and he started playing for local club NK Vinodol, after which he moved to the Croatian capital of Zagreb and joined GNK Dinamo Zagreb Academy. He has drawn comparisons to Eduardo da Silva, also a naturalized Croatian citizen from Brazil who played for Dinamo Zagreb and Croatia national football team.
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