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Rodrigues Neto

Rodrigues Neto
Personal information
Full name José Rodrigues Neto
Date of birth (1949-12-06)6 December 1949
Place of birth Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Date of death 29 April 2019(2019-04-29) (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

José Rodrigues Neto (6 December 1949 – 29 April 2019)[1] was a Brazilian football fullback and manager.

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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