Gino Coutinho
Encyclopedia
Gino Coutinho is a Dutch
footballer of Antillean
descent, who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie
club ADO Den Haag
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, Vitesse and ADO Den Haag
in the Dutch Eredivisie
. Only at Den Haag in the 2010/2011 season he claimed a regular place in the starting line-up, mainly because of injury to first choice goalkeeper Robert Zwinkels
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On 4 May 2011, Coutinho was sentenced to 240 hours of community service after being found guilty of owning a major cannabis farm and being involved in forgery and money laundering. Earlier, in March, his father was given a 2 years prison sentence for growing weed on a large-scale basis.
in Argentina
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Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
footballer of Antillean
Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...
descent, who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
club ADO Den Haag
ADO Den Haag
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club...
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Club career
Coutinho has played for PSV Eindhoven, NAC BredaNAC Breda
NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of...
, Vitesse and ADO Den Haag
ADO Den Haag
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club...
in the Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
. Only at Den Haag in the 2010/2011 season he claimed a regular place in the starting line-up, mainly because of injury to first choice goalkeeper Robert Zwinkels
Robert Zwinkels
Robert Zwinkels is an Dutch football goalkeeper who currently plays for ADO Den Haag in the Dutch Eredivisie.Zwinkels' career began when he signed a professional contract with ADO Den Haag, making his first first team appearance in 2006, at the age of 23.-References:**...
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On 4 May 2011, Coutinho was sentenced to 240 hours of community service after being found guilty of owning a major cannabis farm and being involved in forgery and money laundering. Earlier, in March, his father was given a 2 years prison sentence for growing weed on a large-scale basis.
International career
He capped for Netherlands in 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between June 17 and July 8, 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del Plata...
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
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