Rodrigues Neto
José Rodrigues Neto (6 December 1949 – 29 April 2019)[1] was a Brazilian football fullback and manager.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Rodrigues Neto | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 29 April 2019 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1966 | Vitória-ES | 0 | (0) |
| 1967–1975 | Flamengo | 97 | (5) |
| 1976 | Fluminense | 17 | (1) |
| 1977–1978 | Botafogo | 22 | (0) |
| 1978–1981 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 62 | (2) |
| 1981–1982 | Internacional | 23 | (1) |
| 1982–1983 | Boca Juniors | 11 | (0) |
| 1983 | São Cristóvão | 0 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Eastern | 13 | (3) |
| Total | 245 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 1972–1978 | Brazil | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002 | Moto Club | ||
| 2003 | São Bento | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During his career (1965–1984) he played for the following Brazilian clubs: Vitória, Flamengo, Fluminense, Botafogo, Internacional, São Cristóvão. He also played in Argentina with Ferro Carril Oeste and Boca Juniors, and closed his career in Hong Kong with Eastern.
He won four Rio de Janeiro State League (1967, 1972, 1974, 1976), two Rio Grande do Sul State League (1981, 1982) and one Guanabara Cup (1970).
For the Brazil national football team he got 11 international caps from July 1972 to June 1978, he did not score any goals, and played four matches in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Rodrigues Neto was widely desirable due to his ability to utilize both legs. He was able to overcome his adversaries by kicking with both right or left legs
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