[2] Born in São Paulo,[2] Gino Orlando started his career defending Palmeiras between 1948 and 1951.
[4] After defending Comercial in 1951 and in 1952, and XV de Jaú in 1951,[1] he joined São Paulo in 1952, scoring 232 goals in 450 games, placing him as the club's second all-time top goalscorer, just behind Serginho Chulapa.
[4] Gino Orlando played nine games for the Brazil national team between 1956 and 1958, scoring three goals.
[2] Gino Orlando played his last game for the national team on May 18, 1958, against Bulgaria.
[2] He died of cardiac arrest on April 24, 2003 at Hospital do Coração, in São Paulo.