Arthur Rodrigues

Arthur Rodrigues
Personal information
Date of birth (1928-05-14)14 May 1928
Place of birth Portuguese Republic
Date of death 19 June 2015(2015-06-19) (aged 87)
Place of death Toronto, Canada
Playing position Goalkeeper
Teams managed
Toronto First Portuguese
1971 Toronto Croatia
1972–1974 Toronto Metros

Arthur Rodrigues (May 14, 1928 – June 19, 2015) was a Portuguese football manager who primarily coached in the National Soccer League, and North American Soccer League.

Career

Rodrigues played football as a goalkeeper in Portugal, and also was employed by Fonsecas Burnay Bank. In 1958, he moved to Canada where he originally was employed as a painter.[1] He was one of the founders and later president of the First Portuguese Cultural Centre. After the formation of Toronto First Portuguese SC he managed the club in the National Soccer League. In 1971, he was appointed the head coach of Toronto Croatia, and secured the team the regular season title.[2][3][4] The following season he was named the manager for Toronto Metros in the North American Soccer League.[5][6] In 1973, he clinched the team's first piece of silverware by securing the division title. He was later elected as the Provincial Senior Coach of the Ontario Soccer Association.[7] He died in Toronto on June 19, 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "globeandmail.com: RODRIGUES". 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  2. ↑ Sopta, Marin. "Gradski vijećnik Toronta: Ova momčad je nešto najbolje što se moglo dogoditi našoj ligi. Svi žele pobijediti Croatiju!" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  3. ↑ "C.N.S.C. TORONTO CROATIA". 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  4. ↑ "Arthur Rodrigues". naslsoccer.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  5. ↑ "NASL Toronto Metros-Croatia Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  6. ↑ Bradburn, Jamie (2016-09-24). "Historicist: Toronto Metros-Croatia, 1976 Soccer Bowl Champions". Torontoist. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  7. ↑ News, OSA (2015-06-22). "OSA Sends Condolences To Friends And Family Of Artur Rodrigues". Ontario Soccer. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
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