Rodrigues | |
Fullname: | José Rodrigues dos Santos |
Birth Date: | 31 July 1946 |
Birth Place: | Conde, Brazil |
Death Place: | Conde, Brazil |
Position: | Left winger |
Years1: | 1964–1969 |
Caps1: | 81 |
Goals1: | 8 |
Years2: | 1968–1969 |
Clubs2: | → Cruzeiro (loan) |
Caps2: | 88 |
Goals2: | 15 |
Years3: | 1970–1972 |
Caps3: | 69 |
Goals3: | 13 |
Years4: | 1972 |
Years5: | 1973 |
Caps5: | 26 |
Goals5: | 8 |
Years6: | 1973 |
Years7: | 1975 |
Nationalyears1: | 1968 |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Pcupdate: | 20 April 2024 |
José Rodrigues dos Santos (31 July 1946 – 19 July 2015), simply known as Rodrigues, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a left winger.
Left winger, Rodrigues had spells for major Brazilian football teams, most notably for Flamengo, where he made 81 appearances and was state champion in 1965,[1] and for Cruzeiro, where he won the state championships in 1968 and 1969.[2] He also played for Vasco da Gama, Atlético Mineiro, Portuguesa and Noroeste.[3] [4]
He also played a match for the Brazil national team, on 11 August 1968, when players who acting in Minas Gerais were called up to face Argentina. Rodrigues scored one of the goals of the match.[5]
1968, 1969
Rodrigues passed away in his hometown, Conde, Bahia, after suffering a sudden illnes, on 19 July 2015.[6]