José Claudinei


José Claudinei Georgini is a Brazilian football manager nicknamed Valinhos who last managed the Zimbabwe national team, a position he held from January to November 2008.

Career

Playing career

Valinhos only had a brief playing career, playing between 1968 and 1979 with Bonsucesso, Vasco da Gama, Olaria, Goiás, Portuguesa, Volta Redonda and Serrano.

Management career

He was coach of the Brazil under-20 side between 2001 and 2003 and has also coached in Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Morocco.
On 12 March 2015, Zimbabwe were expelled from the qualifying tournament for the 2018 FIFA World Cup for failing to pay Claudinei arrears owed.