Orlando Rosa (footballer)

Not to be confused with Orlando Rosa Pinto.

Orlando Rosa
Personal information
Full name Orlando Rosa Romagna
Date of birth (1932-02-29)29 February 1932
Place of birth Júlio de Castilhos, Brazil
Date of death 23 May 2011(2011-05-23) (aged 79)
Place of death Porto Alegre, Brazil
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1947–1950 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1953 Grêmio
1953–1958 Renner
1958–1961 Grêmio
1961–1962 Flamengo-RS
1962 São José-RS
1963 Esperança-RS
International career
1960 Brazil 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2024

Orlando Rosa Romagna (29 February 1932 – 23 May 2011), better known as Orlando Rosa, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Trained in the youth sectors of Grêmio, he played at the club until 1953, especially in the aspirants, when he was taken to GE Renner for the 1954 season. Predestined, he was part of the squad in the only achievement in the club's history, impressing with the precision of his tackles, with a lot of technique, clashing with other defenders of Rio Grande do Sul football at the time.[1][2] He returned to Grêmio for a new spell, this time victorious, with three more state titles and 147 appearances.[3] He would still play for GE Flamengo (currently SER Caxias), São José and Esperança de Novo Hamburgo.

Orlando Rosa also made 5 appearances for the Brazil national team during the 1960 Panamerican Championship.[4]

Honours

Renner
Grêmio

References

  1. ^ "A precisão de Orlando". Renner Vive! (in Portuguese). 13 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Orlando Rosa Romagna, ex-zagueiro do Renner no título de campeão gaúcho de 1954". O Explorador (in Portuguese). 31 May 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Orlando Rosa Romagna". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1959-1960". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 9 February 2024.