Oswaldo Rolla Explained

Foguinho
Fullname:Oswaldo Azzarini Rolla
Birth Date:15 September 1909
Birth Place:Porto Alegre, Brazil
Death Place:Porto Alegre, Brazil
Position:Midfielder
Height:1.80 m
Youthyears1:1925–1928
Youthclubs1:São José-RS
Years1:1928–1929
Years2:1928
Clubs2:Grêmio (loan)
Years3:1930–1942
Years4:1942–1943
Manageryears1:1939
Managerclubs1:Grêmio (caretaker)
Manageryears2:1942–1943
Managerclubs2:Grêmio (caretaker)
Manageryears3:1949–1950
Managerclubs3:Esperança (Novo Hamburgo)
Manageryears4:1953–1955
Managerclubs4:Cruzeiro-RS
Manageryears5:1955–1961
Manageryears6:1960
Managerclubs6:Brazil
Manageryears7:1961–1964
Managerclubs7:Cruzeiro-RS
Manageryears8:1965–1966
Managerclubs8:Pelotas
Manageryears9:1967
Managerclubs9:Aimoré
Manageryears10:1968
Managerclubs10:Internacional
Pcupdate:7 February 2024

Oswaldo Rolla (15 September 1909 – 27 October 1996), also known as Foguinho, was a Brazilian footballer and manager, who played as a midfielder.

Player career

Oswaldo Rolla, also known as Foguinho due to his red hair, began his career at EC São José. In 1928, he was loaned to Grêmio, and participated in the first game in which the club wore the current tricolor shirt with vertical stripes. He had a career with 227 appearances for the club and scored 116 goals.[1] He also practiced rowing, a sport that was widespread in Brazil in the first decades of the 20th century, and as a player he stood out precisely for his physical imposition, a mark that gave the identity of football in Rio Grande do Sul to this day.[2] [3]

Managerial career

Rolla was Grêmio's coach and football director on some occasions, but he definitely began his career as a full-time coach in 1953, at EC Cruzeiro. He quickly returned to Grêmio, where he made 383 appearances as manager. In 1960, with a Gaúcho representation, he was the coach of the Brazilian team in the 1960 Panamerican Championship. He also had remarkable spells at EC Pelotas and SC Internacional in 1968, his last club.[4] [5]

Honours

Player

Grêmio

1931, 1932

1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937 (AMGEA-E), 1938 (AMGEA-E), 1939

Manager

Grêmio

1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960

1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grêmio 110 anos: clube nasce de gol 'anônimo' e vira fábrica de artilheiros . GloboEsporte . 11 September 2013 . 7 February 2024 . pt.
  2. Web site: Oswaldo Azzarini Rolla . Grêmiopédia . 7 February 2024 . pt.
  3. Web site: Foguinho, o homem que inventou o futebol gaúcho . Grêmio do Prata . 13 September 2020 . 7 February 2024 . pt.
  4. Web site: Arquivo Gaúcha recupera trajetória de Oswaldo Rolla, o Foguinho . Gaúcha ZH . 23 October 2016 . 7 February 2024 . pt . https://archive.today/20240207185131/https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/noticia/2016/10/arquivo-gaucha-recupera-trajetoria-de-oswaldo-rolla-o-foguinho-cj5wh8z331qz7xbj0o05z8yj8.html . 7 February 2024.
  5. Web site: Oswaldo Rolla, o Técnico da Seleção Brasileira e do Pelotas . Arquivo Lobão . 8 April 2021 . 7 February 2024 . pt.