Rodrigues (footballer, born 1946)

Not to be confused with Rodrigues Neto or Francisco Rodrigues (Brazilian footballer).

Rodrigues

Personal information
Full name	José Rodrigues dos Santos
Date of birth	(1946-07-31)31 July 1946
Place of birth	Conde, Brazil
Date of death	19 July 2015(2015-07-19) (aged 68)
Place of death	Conde, Brazil
Position(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1969	Flamengo	81	(8)
1968–1969	→ Cruzeiro (loan)	88	(15)
1970–1972	Cruzeiro	69	(13)
1972	Vasco da Gama
1973	Atlético Mineiro	26	(8)
1973	Portuguesa
1975	Noroeste
International career
1968	Brazil	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 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.

Career

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, and for Cruzeiro, where he won the state championships in 1968 and 1969. He also played for Vasco da Gama, Atlético Mineiro, Portuguesa and Noroeste.

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.

Honours

Flamengo

• Campeonato Carioca: 1965

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 1968, 1969

Death

Rodrigues passed away in his hometown, Conde, Bahia, after suffering a sudden illnes, on 19 July 2015.

External links

• Rodrigues at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)