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{{Short description|Cape Verdean footballer (born 1980)}}
{{Infobox football biography
|          name = Rodolfo Lima 
|               image = 
|            fullname = Rodolfo Manuel Lopes Lima
|         birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|5|5}}
| birth_place = [[Cascais]], [[Portugal]]
|              height = 1.74 m
|            position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
|         currentclub = 
|          clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 1991–1994 | youthclubs1 = [[G.D. Estoril Praia|Estoril Praia]] 
| youthyears2 = 1997–2000 | youthclubs2 = Alcoitão 
| years1 =  2000–2001 
| years2 =  2001–2002 
| years3 =  2002–2004 
| years4 =  2004–2007 
| years5 =  2004–2005 
| years6 =  2005–2006 
| years7 =  2006–2007 
| years8 =  2007–2008
|  clubs1 =   9 Abril 
| clubs2 =  SC Lourel 
| clubs3 =  [[F.C. Alverca|Alverca]] 
| clubs4 =  [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] 
| clubs5 =  → [[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]] (loan) 
| clubs6 =  → [[Gil Vicente F.C.|Gil Vicente]] (loan) 
| clubs7 =  → [[Portimonense S.C.|Portimonense]] (loan) 
| clubs8 =  [[OFC Vihren Sandanski|Vihren Sandanski]]
| caps1 =             
| caps2 =  31 
| caps3 =  52  
| caps4 =   0   
| caps5 =  26   
| caps6 =  24   
| caps7 =  28   
| caps8 =  15   
| goals1 =  
| goals2 =  15
| goals3 =  15  
| goals4 =  0  
| goals5 =  2  
| goals6 =  0  
| goals7 =  5  
| goals8 =  0 
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007
| nationalteam1 = [[Cape Verde national football team|Cape Verde]]
| nationalcaps1 = 7    
| nationalgoals1 = 0
|            pcupdate = 
|            ntupdate = 
}}

'''Rodolfo Manuel Lopes Lima''' (born 5 May 1980) is a former [[Cape Verde national football team|Cape Verde international]] [[Association football|footballer]].

==Career==
The striker signed with the [[Bulgaria]]n club after canceling his contract with [[S.L. Benfica]], а club he belonged to for the past three years but where he never played. He is known for his long runs and speed in which he currently has scored 5 goals in 28 games this season 06/07. He was born in [[Cascais]] [[Portugal]] but opted to play for his Parents land [[Cape Verde]]. He was born on May 5, 1980. Lima became the first footballer from [[Cape Verde]] to play in the [[A PFG]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2007/12/15/footbg/d4896_14.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219005844/http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2007/12/15/footbg/d4896_14.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 19, 2007|author1=Karlikova, Nadezhda |author2=Lelyov, Momchil |publisher=7sport.net|title=Клубовете поставиха рекорд по чужденци. 104 легионери играха в "А" група, само във Видима разчитат на българи|date=2007-12-15|accessdate=2015-09-02}}</ref>

Former clubs are [[CF Os Belenenses]], [[Gil Vicente FC]] and [[Portimonense Sporting Clube]], where he played loaned by [[S.L. Benfica]]. The Lisbon team signed the player after he conquered the Junior National League with [[F.C. Alverca|FC Alverca]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{NFT player|15809/Rodolfo_Lima}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lima, Rodolfo}}
[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Cape Verdean expatriates in Bulgaria]]
[[Category:Cape Verdean men's footballers]]
[[Category:21st-century Cape Verdean sportsmen]]
[[Category:Cape Verde men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria]]
[[Category:F.C. Alverca players]]
[[Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players]]
[[Category:OFC Vihren Sandanski players]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Portimonense S.C. players]]
[[Category:Portuguese expatriates in Bulgaria]]
[[Category:Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent]]
[[Category:S.L. Benfica footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Cascais]]


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