Ênio Rodrigues

Ênio Rodrigues
Personal information
Full name	Ênio Antônio Rodrigues da Silva
Date of birth	10 November 1930
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Date of death	16 January 2002 (aged 71)
Place of death	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Humaitá FC
Senior career*
Years	Team
1948–1950	GS Força e Luz [pt]
1950–1954	Renner
1954–1961	Grêmio
International career
1956–1960	Brazil
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.