Reinaldo Ventura
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Biography
Reinaldo Miguel Silva Ventura (born 26 May 1978 in Vila Nova de Gaia) is a Portuguese roller hockey player. He plays as a midfielder and as a forward, being a prolific goalscorer, both for OC Barcelos (rink hockey) and formerly for Portugal.
He was a leading name for FC Porto, winning 12 titles of National Champion and 7 Cups of Portugal.
He was a main player for Portugal, from 1997 to 2012. He was a member of the squad that won the Rink Hockey World Championship, in 2003. Ventura was the captain at the 2008 Rink Hockey European Championship, where Portugal was runners-up. He was again the captain at the 2009 Rink Hockey World Championship, winning this time the 3rd place, and at the 2010 Rink Hockey European Championship, lost to Spain in the final by 8-2. He left the National Team after the 2012 CERH European Championship. He came back to the national team in 2016, joining the team that won the 2016 CERH European Championship.