Former Ceará and Bahia Forward Reinaldo Aleluia Dies at 53

Overview

• Aleluia died in the early hours of March 5 in Salvador, with Ceará and Bahia confirming his passing at age 53.
• Ceará decreed three days of official mourning with its training-center flag at half-mast and will request a minute of silence before the Clássico-Rei final on March 8 at Arena Castelão.
• Ceará president João Paulo Silva called him an idol and offered condolences to family and friends in a public message.
• For Ceará, he played 97 matches and scored 20 goals from 2004 to 2007, remembered for the play that led to the 2006 state-title goal against Fortaleza.
• A Bahia youth product who was part of the club’s 1994 state-title squad, he also featured for teams including ABC, which joined tributes; funeral arrangements remain pending.