Rolando Gonçalves
José Rolando Andrade Gonçalves, (born 11 June 1944), known as José Rolando, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a Centre back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Rolando Andrade Gonçalves | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Playing 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 | – | (–) |
| National team | |||
| Portugal B | 1 | (0) | |
| 1968–1972 | Portugal | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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.
References
- "Rolando" (in Portuguese). Estrelas do FC Porto Blogspot. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- "Rolando" (in Portuguese). Memória Azul Blogspot. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- "Football PLAYER: Rolando". EU Football. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
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