Sebastião Rocha (14 September 1941 – 12 April 1984), better known as Tião, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a left winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastião Rocha | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 12 April 1984 (aged 42) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Flamengo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1962 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 1962–1965 | Siderúrgica | ||
| 1965 | Flamengo | 4 | (0) |
| 1965–1966 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 1966 | Siderúrgica | ||
| 1966–1972 | Atlético Mineiro | 283 | (32) |
| 1972–1974 | América Mineiro | 32 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1968 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2024 | |||
Career
editBorn in the Botafogo neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Tião began his career in Flamengo's youth sectors. Slight, even abandoned football when in 1961 he was invited by a Cruzeiro director to restart his career. He played little for Cruzeiro, being transferred to EC Siderúrgica de Sabará, where in 1964, he was part of the state champion squad. He returned to Rio de Janeiro with Flamengo, but again, little used, he quickly ended up moving to Vasco.[1] At the end of 1966 he was hired by Atlético Mineiro, where he was Brazilian champion in 1971. He ended his career at América Mineiro in 1974.[2][3][4]
Also played a match for the Brazil national team, against Yugoslavia in 1968.[5]
Honours
edit- Siderúrgica
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1964
- Vasco da Gama
- Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1966 (shared)
- Atlético Mineiro
Death
editTião died murdered in the city of Rio de Janeiro, on 12 April 1984.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Tião)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Sebastião Rocha". Galo Digital (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Tião… o futebol pode esperar". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 3 October 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Que fim levou? Tião Rocha (Ex-ponta do Atlético-MG)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1967-1968". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
External links
edit- Tião at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)