Football great Rodrigues Neto passes away
Date
4/30/2019 5:20:42 AM
(MENAFN) football legend Jose Rodrigues Neto was pronounced dead at the age of 69 after suffering a blood clot.
Former Brazil defender Rodrigues passed away while admitted at the Bonsucesso hospital in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
In a statement, Rodrigues' former club Flamengo commented "it is with immense sadness that we inform of the passing of Rodrigues Neto, one of the greatest players in Flamengo's history."
Rodrigues, a football ace, played in a total of 438 matches for the Rio de Janeiro club from 1967 to 1975, and has also played for Fluminense, Botafogo, Internacional and Boca Juniors.
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