Given a reference text about Reginaldo de França Lopes, tell me what sport and position he played and when he retired.

Context: Reginaldo de França Lopes, known as Reginaldo França, is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player.

A defensive midfielder, França played his entire career for teams in the Ceará state, aside from a short period at Cascavel in 2004, and notably represented Ferroviário in the 2002 Série C. He retired in 2006 with São Benedito, and subsequently became their manager in the following year. As a manager, he also remained in his native state, notably managing Maranguape for nearly four consecutive years.

Answer: Reginaldo de França Lopes was a footballer who played defensive midfielder. He retired from playing football in 2006 and became a manager.