Rildo da Costa Menezes

Brazilian footballer

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

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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, California, U.S.
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961-1966
1967-1972
1972
1973-1974
Botafogo
Santos
ABC
Central Brasileira
National team
1963-1969 Brazil
* 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 statisticsEdit

[2]

Club statistics 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 statisticsEdit

[3]

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
Total 38 1

ReferencesEdit

  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.