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
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Rildo in 2010
Personal information
Full nameRildo da Costa Menezes
Date of birth(1942-01-23)23 January 1942
Place of birthRecife, Brazil
Date of death16 May 2021(2021-05-16) (aged 79)
Place of deathLos Angeles, CA, USA
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
1959Ibis
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960Sport
1961–1966Botafogo
1967–1972Santos
1973–1976CEUB
1977New York Cosmos12(0)
1978Southern California Lazers24(0)
1978–1979Cleveland Force (indoor)16(2)
1979California Sunshine
1980Cleveland Cobras
National team
1963–1969Brazil38(1)
Teams managed
1990California Emperors
1993Los Angeles Salsa
1995San 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 performance League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
BrazilLeague
1971 Santos Série A 19 0
1972 0 0
1972 ABC Série A 15 0
1973 Central Brasileira Série A 27 1
1974 18 1
Country Brazil 79 2
Total 79 2

International career statistics

[3]

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
Total 38 1

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.