| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oswaldo Azzarini Rolla | ||
| Date of birth | (1909-09-15)15 September 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 27 October 1996(1996-10-27) (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1925–1928 | São José-RS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1929 | São José-RS | ||
| 1928 | →Grêmio (loan) | ||
| 1930–1942 | Grêmio | ||
| 1942–1943 | Hercílio Luz | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1939 | Grêmio (caretaker) | ||
| 1942–1943 | Grêmio (caretaker) | ||
| 1949–1950 | Esperança (Novo Hamburgo) | ||
| 1953–1955 | Cruzeiro-RS | ||
| 1955–1961 | Grêmio | ||
| 1960 | Brazil | ||
| 1961–1964 | Cruzeiro-RS | ||
| 1965–1966 | Pelotas | ||
| 1967 | Aimoré | ||
| 1968 | Internacional | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 February 2024 | |||
Oswaldo Rolla (15 September 1909 – 27 October 1996), also known asFoguinho, was a Brazilianfootballer and manager, who played as amidfielder.
Oswaldo Rolla, also known asFoguinho due to his red hair, began his career at EC São José. In 1928, he was loaned to Grêmio, and participated in the first game in which the club wore the current tricolor shirt with vertical stripes. He had a career with 227 appearances for the club and scored 116 goals.[1] He also practiced rowing, a sport that was widespread in Brazil in the first decades of the 20th century, and as a player he stood out precisely for his physical imposition, a mark that gave the identity of football inRio Grande do Sul to this day.[2][3] He has been in the Grêmio FBPA hall of fame since 1996.[4]
Rolla was Grêmio's coach and football director on some occasions, but he definitely began his career as a full-time coach in 1953, at EC Cruzeiro. He quickly returned to Grêmio, where he made 383 appearances as manager. In 1960, with aGaúcho representation, he was the coach of the Brazilian team in the 1960 Panamerican Championship. He also had spells at EC Pelotas and SC Internacional in 1968.[5][6]