Arthur Rodrigues

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.

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(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1957 Sportivo Montijo
1958–1959 Toronto White Eagles
Teams managed
1968–1969 Toronto First Portuguese
1971 Toronto Croatia
1972–1974 Toronto Metros
1975 Toronto Italia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Rodrigues played football as a goalkeeper in Portugal, and also was employed by Fonsecas Burnay Bank. In 1956, he played with Sportivo Montijo, and later moved to Canada where he originally was employed as a painter.[1][2] In 1958, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto White Eagles, and spent time in the Toronto and District League.[2]

Managerial career

He managed Hellenic in the National Soccer League, and also Lusitano SC in Vancouver, British Columbia.[2] He was one of the founders and later president of the First Portuguese Cultural Centre.[2] After the formation of Toronto First Portuguese SC he managed the club in the National Soccer League.[2] In 1971, he was appointed the head coach of Toronto Croatia, and secured the team the regular season title.[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. In 1975, he returned to the National Soccer League to manage Toronto Italia.[7] He was later elected as the Provincial Senior Coach of the Ontario Soccer Association.[8]

He died in Toronto on June 19, 2015.

References
  1. "globeandmail.com: RODRIGUES". 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  2. Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 229.
  3. 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.
  4. "C.N.S.C. TORONTO CROATIA". 2009-08-31. 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. Waring, Ed (June 8, 1976). "Italia beats White Eagles 1-0 on Roe's goal". The Globe and Mail. p. 37.
  8. 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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