Toninho_(footballer,_born_1948)

Toninho (footballer, born 1948)

Toninho (footballer, born 1948)

Brazilian footballer

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]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Dias and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.
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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

Galícia
Fluminense
Flamengo

References

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


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