Villadonega Souza Rodrigues

Villadonega Souza Rodrigues (8 June 1942 – 2 August 2022), known as just Villadonega or Viladônega, was a Brazilian footballer.

Viladônega represented the Brazil national team at the 1959 Pan American Games, where the team won the silver medal. He joined Vasco da Gama at the age of 12 in 1954, played professionally from 1960 to 1963, appearing in 62 matches and scoring 29 goals, winning the Pentagonal Tournament in Mexico in 1963.

He played for Atlético-MG from mid-1963 until 1966, appearing in 95 games and scoring 41 goals. He was the Minas Gerais state champion and top scorer of the competition with 12 goals in 1963..

He ended his career at URT-MG and in the 70s returned to Bahia, where he became a visual artist in the city of Itapetinga.

Honours Atlético Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro: 1963 Taça Minas Gerais: 1963

Vasco da Gama Campeonato Carioca (Aspirantes): 1960 e 1961 Torneio Pentagonal do México: 1963

Seleção do Rio de Janeiro Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais amadoras: 1961