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Cláudio Winck Neto (15 April 1994), known as Cláudio Winck, is a professional Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Internacional. He is also a former Brazilian youth international.
Club career
Internacional
Winck was born in Portão, Rio Grande do Sul, and joined Internacional's youth setup in 2010 from rivals Grêmio. He made his first team debut on 22 January 2012, starting in a 2–3 Campeonato Gaúcho away loss against Avenida.
Winck only appeared in one further match for the side before returning to the under-20s, but was definitely promoted to the main squad in December 2012. A backup to Gabriel, he made his Série A debut on 11 August 2013 by coming on as a second half substitute in a 2–2 home draw against Clube Atlético Paranaense.
Winck started the 2014 season by scoring a double in a 2–2 Recopa Gaúcha draw against Pelotas, as his side lost the title on penalties. On 18 July 2014 he scored his goal in the top tier, but in a 1–2 loss at Corinthians.
Verona (loan)
On 21 July 2015, Winck completed a loan move to Italian Serie A side Hellas Verona. He made his debut for the club on 2 December, replacing Luca Checchin and scoring winner in a 1–0 victory over Pavia for the season's Coppa Italia.
Winck returned to Brazil in March 2016, with his loan spell being ended early by agreement between the two clubs. He failed to feature in any Serie A matches and in total made two cup appearances for Verona during his loan.
Chapecoense (loan)
On 18 March 2016, immediately after returning from Italy, Winck was loaned to Chapecoense until December. He made his debut for the club on 24 April, starting and scoring his team's first in a 2–3 Campeonato Catarinense away loss against Criciúma.
Winck did not board LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals, which crashed and killed 19 of his teammates.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internacional | 2012 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 7 | ||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Subtotal | 16 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 7 | ||
| Verona (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Chapecoense (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| Career total | 21 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 10 | ||
Honours
Club
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2016
Country
- South American Under-17 Football Championship: 2011
