Washington Rodrigues
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Washington Carlos Nunes Rodrigues | ||
Date of birth | (1936-09-01)1 September 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 15 May 2024(2024-05-15) (aged 87) | ||
Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1995 | Flamengo |
Washington Carlos Nunes Rodrigues (1 September 1936 – 15 May 2024), also known as Apolinho, was a Brazilian radio football color commentator, who was notable for working for Super Rádio Tupi. He received the nickname Apolinho (English: Little Apolo) due to his coverage of the man's landing on the Moon with Apollo missions.[1][2]
Coaching career
Lifelong fan of Flamengo, Apolinho replaced Edinho and took over Flamengo as a manager in September 1995 coaching players like Edmundo, captain Romário and Sávio.[3] He was considered the most popular football radio commentator in Rio de Janeiro at the time and his appointment by chairman Flamengo Kléber Leite came as a surprise as he had never coached a team before.[4][5][6]
Regarding his tenure as coach of Flamengo, Apolinho stated:
"I'm not a coach and I've never been, but Flamengo did not invite me, they summoned me. And every time they calls me I will go, for Flamengo I would do anything, if the goalkeeper gets hurt and they need me on the goal I will go there and play, for Flamengo I would do anything, if called I'm in, anything they want, I will go."[7]
His first game in charge was against Vélez Sarsfield guiding Flamengo to a 3-2 victory in the 1995 Copa Libertadores.[8] Apolinho stayed at the club until the end of the 1995 season, with Flamengo finishing 21st with 24 points, but avoiding relegation. Joel Santana replaced him in the following season.[citation needed]
Death
Rodrigues died in Rio de Janeiro on 15 May 2024, at the age of 87.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Show do Apolinho".
- ^ "Washington Rodrigues".
- ^ "Apolinho takes charge of Flamengo" (in Portuguese). folha.uol. 12 September 1995.
- ^ "Técnico do Flamengo em 95, Apolinho relembra vice para o Independiente: 'Dói muito'".
- ^ "Entrevista: Washington Rodrigues, o Apolinho, técnico do Flamengo na final da Supercopa de 1995 contra o Independiente". 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Ex-técnico do Fla, radialista Apolinho comanda mudança de imagem do Carioca".
- ^ "Washington Rodrigues – Comentarista esportivo e ex-treinador do Flamengo".
- ^ "Apolinho won his first game and prepares team against Gremio" (in Portuguese). folha.uol. 21 September 1995.
- ^ "Morre o Apolinho Washington Rodrigues, jornalista e ex-técnico do Flamengo". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
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