Francisco Rodrigues (Brazilian footballer)
 Rodrigues as the cover of El Gráfico in 1961 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 30 October 1988 (aged 63) | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1944 | Ypiranga-SP | ||
| 1945–1949 | Fluminense | ||
| 1950–1954 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1955 | Botafogo | ||
| 1956 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1957 | Clube Atlético Juventus | ||
| 1958 | Paulista | ||
| 1959 | Clube Atlético Juventus | ||
| 1960–1961 | Rosario Central | 35 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 1950–1955 | Brazil | 21 | (9) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francisco Rodrigues, nicknamed Tatu or Rodrigues Tatu [1] (27 June 1925 – 30 October 1988)[2] was a Brazilian footballer.
He played for the following clubs: Ypiranga-SP, Fluminense, Palmeiras, Botafogo, Juventus, Paulista and Rosario Central (Argentina). He earned 21 caps (3 non-official) and scored 9 goals (4 non-official) for the Brazil national football team, and was part of the team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[3]
Honours
[edit]- Palmeiras
- Fluminense
- Brazil
- Panamerican Championship: 1952
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1950
- Copa América runner-up: 1953
References
[edit]- ^ "Rodrigues Tatu - Que fim levou?".
- ^ CBF profile[permanent dead link]
- ^ Francisco Rodrigues – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
[edit]
Media related to Hermanos Rodrígues at Wikimedia Commons- [1]
- Francisco Rodrigues at National-Football-Teams.com
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