Rildo (footballer, born 1942)

Rildo da Costa Menezes, known as Rildo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a left-back. Born on 23 January 1942, he began at Botafogo, winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1961 and 1962 and the Brazilian Championship in 1963, and moved to Santos FC in 1967, where he captained the side that won three consecutive Sao Paulo state titles. He earned 49 caps for Brazil between 1963 and 1969 and scored his single international goal at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He later played in North America for the New York Cosmos alongside Pele and in the American Soccer League, then coached several California clubs. Rildo died in Los Angeles on 16 May 2021, aged 79.