Toninho (footballer, born 1948)

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Antônio Dias dos Santos (June 7, 1948 in Vera Cruz, Bahia State, Brazil – December 8, 1999), best known as Toninho, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.[1]

Toninho
Personal information
Full name Antônio Dias dos Santos
Date of birth (1948-06-07)June 7, 1948
Place of birth Vera Cruz, Bahia State, Brazil
Date of death December 8, 1999(1999-12-08) (aged 51)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Fullback
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1979 Brazil 26 (3)

During his career (1968–1982), Toninho played for clubs São Cristovão-BA, Galícia, Fluminense, Flamengo, Bangu and in Saudi Arabia with Al-Nassr. He won five Campeonato Carioca (1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979), one Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1980, one Saudi League and one King Cup in 1981.

For the Brazil national football team he played 26 international matches and scored 3 goals from April 1976 to October 1979, and participated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He died in 1999 at only 51 years old.

Honours

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Galícia
Fluminense
Flamengo

References

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  1. ^ "Antônio Dias dos Santos". worldfootball.net. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
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