Rildo (footballer, born 1942)

Rildo da Costa Menezes (23 January 1942 16 May 2021) was a Brazilian football player. He played for Brazil national team.

Rildo
Rildo in 2010
Personal information
Full name Rildo da Costa Menezes
Date of birth (1942-01-23)23 January 1942
Place of birth Recife, Brazil
Date of death 16 May 2021(2021-05-16) (aged 79)
Place of death Los Angeles, CA, USA
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1959 Ibis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960 Sport
1961–1966 Botafogo
1967–1972 Santos
1973–1976 CEUB
1977 New York Cosmos 12 (0)
1978 Southern California Lazers 24 (0)
1978–1979 Cleveland Force (indoor) 16 (2)
1979 California Sunshine
1980 Cleveland Cobras
National team
1963–1969 Brazil 38 (1)
Teams managed
1990 California Emperors
1993 Los Angeles Salsa
1995 San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Rildo died in Los Angeles, California on 16 May 2021, aged 79.[1]

Club career statistics

[2]

Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
BrazilLeague
1971SantosSérie A190
197200
1972ABCSérie A150
1973Central BrasileiraSérie A271
1974181
CountryBrazil 792
Total 792

International career statistics

[3]

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
Total381

References

  1. Morre Rildo, ex-lateral de Botafogo e Santos nos anos 1960, em Los Angeles (in Portuguese)
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Rildo". www.national-football-teams.com.
  3. "Brazil - Record International Players". www.rsssf.com.


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