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Rodrigues Neto

Rodrigues Neto

Brazilian footballer and manager (1949–2019)

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

In this Portuguese name, the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues. "Neto" is a generational suffix meaning "grandson", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father and grandfather, like "III" in English.
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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

References

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    Rodrigues Neto, 13º jogador que mais vestiu a camisa do Flamengo, morre aos 69 anos (in Portuguese)


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