José Rodrigues dos Santos (31 July 1946 – 19 July 2015), simply known as Rodrigues, was a Brazilian professional

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who played as a

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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

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were called up to face

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. Rodrigues scored one of the goals of the match.

Honours

;Flamengo *

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...

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;Cruzeiro *

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: 1968, 1969

Death

Rodrigues passed away in his hometown,

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, after suffering a sudden illnes, on 19 July 2015.

References

External links

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