José Rolando
Personal information
Full name José Rolando Andrade Gonçalves
Date of birth (1944-06-11)11 June 1944
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Date of death 4 February 2022(2022-02-04) (aged 77)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1961–1963 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1975 Porto 248 (5)
1975–1976 Paços de Ferreira (–)
1976–1977 Penafiel (–)
1978–1979 Freamunde (–)
1979–1980 Avanca (–)
International career
Portugal B 1 (0)
1968–1972 Portugal 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Rolando Andrade Gonçalves, (11 June 1944 - 4 February 2022), known as José Rolando, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a centre back.

During his career, Rolando played for five different teams in which he spent the majority of his career with Porto.[1][2]

Rolando made his debut for the Portugal national football team on 11 December 1968 in a 4–2 away loss against Greece in a 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifying match.[3] He went on to gain a further seven more caps, of which his last national team appearance came on 29 March 1972 against Cyprus in a 4–0 home victory.

Death

Rolando died on 4 February 2022 at the age of 77 of undisclosed causes.[4]

References

  1. "Rolando" (in Portuguese). Estrelas do FC Porto Blogspot. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. "Rolando" (in Portuguese). Memória Azul Blogspot. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  3. "Football PLAYER: Rolando". EU Football. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  4. "FC Porto - Notícias - Faleceu Rolando".


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