Dorval Rodrigues (26 February 1935 – 26 December 2021), simply known as Dorval, was a Brazilian footballer who played mainly as a right winger.

Dorval
Personal information
Full name Dorval Rodrigues
Date of birth (1935-02-26)26 February 1935
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Date of death 26 December 2021(2021-12-26) (aged 86)
Place of death Santos, Brazil
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Internacional
1950–1954 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1956 Força e Luz [pt]
1956–1964 Santos
1957Juventus-SP (loan)
1964 Racing Club 25 (4)
1965–1967 Santos
1967 Palmeiras 18 (1)
1968–1970 Atlético Paranaense
1971 Carabobo
1972 Saad
International career
1959–1963 Brazil 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Dorval represented Internacional and Grêmio as a youth.[1] After failing to make his breakthrough, he moved to lowly locals Grêmio Esportivo Força e Luz [pt], where he made his senior debut.

In October 1956, Dorval signed a contract with Santos, after spending some months on trial at the club. He began the 1957 season on loan at Juventus-SP, but returned to Santos after three months as a replacement to Alfredinho, who signed for Grêmio.[2]

Dorval subsequently established himself as a regular starter for Peixe, being a part of the Os Santásticos squad which won several titles and was widely known in the whole world.[1] In 1964, he was sold to Argentine side Racing Club, but returned to Santos in 1965 after the club failed to pay his transfer fee.[3]

Dorval left Santos in 1967, and joined Palmeiras.[4] After having little success with his new club, he moved to Atlético Paranaense in 1968, where he won the 1970 Campeonato Paranaense.

In 1972, after one season with Venezuela's Carabobo, Dorval retired at the age of 37, after playing for Saad.[5] For Santos alone, he scored 194 goals in 612 matches.[6]

International career

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Dorval played 13 matches for the Brazil national team, being called up for the 1959 South American Championship in Argentina and making his full international debut on 10 March 1959, in a 2–2 draw against Peru at the Monumental de Núñez.[7] His only goal for the national side occurred on 17 September of that year, in a 7–0 routing of Chile at the Maracanã Stadium.[7]

Death

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Dorval died on 26 December 2021, at the age of 86 in a hospital in Santos.[8][9]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 1959[7] 6 1
1963[11] 7 0
Total 13 1
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dorval goal.
List of international goals scored by Dorval Rodrigues
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 September 1959 Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Chile 2–0 7–0 Bernardo O'Higgins Cup[12]

Honours

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Santos

Atlético Paranaense

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dorval, o ídolo humilde" [Dorval, the humble idol] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Engraxate que virou ídolo do Santos" [The bootback who became an idol at Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Bem Blogado. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Dorval – 1956/1957-1964/1965-1967" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Acervo Santos FC. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Dorval no Palmeiras" [Dorval at Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Curioso do Futebol. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Que fim levou? – Dorval" [What happened to? – Dorval] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terceiro Tempo. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Parabéns Dorval!" [Happy dirthday Dorval!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1959-1960". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Morre Dorval, um dos maiores ídolos da história do Santos FC" [Dies Dorval, one of the biggest idols of the history of Santos FC]. Santos FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Dorval, ídolo do Santos e bi mundial com o clube, morre aos 86" [Dorval, idol of Santos and two-times champion of the Intercontinental Cup with the club, dies aged 86] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Dorval". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1961-1963". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Brasil faz 7 no Chile em 17 de setembro de 1959" [Brasil score 7 at Chile on 17 September 1959] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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