Ênio Rodrigues

Brazilian footballer

Ênio Rodrigues
Personal information
Full name	Ênio Antônio Rodrigues da Silva
Date of birth	(1930-11-10)10 November 1930
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Date of death	16 January 2002(2002-01-16) (aged 71)
Place of death	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Humaitá FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1950	GS Força e Luz [pt]
1950–1954	Renner
1954–1961	Grêmio	315	(4)
International career
1956–1960	Brazil	6	(0)
Managerial career
1960	Grêmio (caretaker)
1961–1962	Grêmio
1964	Pelotas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 February 2024

Ênio Antônio Rodrigues da Silva (10 November 1930 – 16 January 2002), better known as Ênio Rodrigues, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a defender.

Career

Born in Baixada, the neighborhood where Grêmio FBPA was founded, Rodrigues began his career at Humaita Football Club, and later became a professional at GS Força e Luz. He played for Renner and was part of the state champion team in 1954, arriving at Grêmio the following season, where he was five-time state champion and made more than 315 appearances, becoming team captain.^[1]^[2]

Rodrigues also made 6 appearances for the Brazil national team in total, with emphasis on his participation in the 1956 and 1960 Panamerican Championship.^[3]^[4] Also did some work as a manager, being a caretaker in 1960, and in 1961–1962 for Grêmio, in addition to coaching EC Pelotas in 1964.

Honours

Player

Renner

Campeonato Gaúcho: 1954
Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre: 1954

Grêmio

Campeonato Gaúcho: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960
Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960

Brazil

Panamerican Championship: 1956

Manager

Grêmio

Campeonato Gaúcho: 1962
Campeonato Sul-Brasileiro [pt]: 1962

Death

Ênio Rodrigues died on 16 January 2002, while waiting for a liver transplant.^[5]

References

^ "Ênio Antônio Rodrigues da Silva". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ "Que fim levou? Ênio Rodrigues". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1953-1956". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1959-1960". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ "Morre Ênio Rodrigues, ex-zagueiro do Grêmio e da Seleção". NSC Total (in Portuguese). 16 January 2002. Retrieved 12 February 2024.