Mário Felipe Perez (3 October 1953 – 9 February 2022), better known as Tata, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mário Felipe Perez | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | São José dos Campos, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 9 February 2022 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1975 | Juventus-SP | ||
| 1976 | Santos | 26 | (7) |
| 1977–1979 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1979–1983 | São José-SP | ||
| 1984–1986 | Paulista | ||
| 1986–1987 | São José-SP | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988 | São José-SP (assistant) | ||
| 1989–1990 | Palmeiras (assistant) | ||
| 1990 | São José-SP (assistant) | ||
| 1990 | São José-SP | ||
| 1993 | Paysandu | ||
| 1994 | Remo | ||
| 1994–1995 | Paysandu | ||
| 1995–1996 | São José-SP | ||
| 1996 | Moto Club | ||
| 1997 | Santo André | ||
| 1997 | Paysandu | ||
| 1998 | Moto Club | ||
| 1999 | Vila Nova | ||
| 2000-2001 | Portuguesa Santista (assistant) | ||
| 2001 | Náutico (assistant) | ||
| 2001 | Santa Cruz (assistant) | ||
| 2002 | Náutico (assistant) | ||
| 2002 | Figueirense (assistant) | ||
| 2003 | Internacional (assistant) | ||
| 2004 | São Caetano (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Internacional (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2009 | São Paulo (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Palmeiras (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Fluminense (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Santos (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2015 | São Paulo (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Flamengo (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023 | |||
Player career
editAs a player, Tata played as a midfielder, and spent his career with teams in São Paulo. With Santos FC, did 26 appearances and scored 7 goals in 1976.[2] For São José, his hometown club, Tata played 232 games and scored 53 goals.[3]
Managerial career
editStarted his managerial career being assistant of Vail Mota at São José in 1988, and with Émerson Leão at Palmeiras in 1989. Returned to São José in 1990 with Leão, and took over as coach definitively. In 1994, he had a great campaign with Paysandu in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[3][4]
Partnership with Muricy Ramalho
editTata reached his peak in Brazilian football as Muricy Ramalho's main assistant, starting in 1999 when they worked at Portuguesa Santista. The partnership ended in 2016 when they both faced health problems and decided to retire.
Honours
editSão José
edit- Player
- Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1980
- Torneio Incentivo: 1981
- Manager
- Copa Vale do Paraíba: 1996
As assistant manager
edit- Náutico
- Campeonato Pernambucano (2): 2001, 2002
- Internacional
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2003, 2005
- São Caetano
- Campeonato Paulista: 2004
- São Paulo
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (3): 2006, 2007, 2008
- Fluminense
- Santos
- Copa Libertadores: 2011
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2012
- Campeonato Paulista (2): 2011, 2012
Death
editTata died in São Paulo at age 68, due to a lung cancer.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Que fim levou? Tata". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Santos FC lamenta o falecimento do ex-auxiliar técnico e ex-jogador Tata". Santos FC (in Portuguese). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ a b "São José está de luto por um dos seus nomes históricos como jogador e técnico". Meon (in Portuguese). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Paysandu e Remo lamentam morte do ex-treinador Mário Felipe Perez, o Tata, aos 68 anos". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Morre Tata, ex-meia e auxiliar de Muricy Ramalho em São Paulo, Santos, Flamengo e Fluminense". ESPN (in Portuguese). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
External links
edit- Tata (player) at ogol.com.br
- Tata (manager) at ogol.com.br