Tonho (footballer, born 1938)

Antônio dos Santos Nascimento (19 May 1938 – 13 July 2018), commonly known as Tonho, was a Brazilian soccer player who played in the NASL.[1]

Tonho
Personal information
Full name Antônio dos Santos Nascimento
Date of birth (1938-05-19)May 19, 1938
Place of birth Paraopeba, Brazil
Date of death 13 July 2018(2018-07-13) (aged 80)
Place of death Rio Claro, Brazil
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1962 Renascença
1963–1967 Cruzeiro
1968 Washington Whips 15 (0)
Velo Clube
Rio Claro
Botafogo-SP
Caldense
Total 15 (0)
Managerial career
Velo Clube
Rio Claro
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Death

Tonho died in July 2018, following an infection after surgery on his knee.[2]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Washington Whips 1968 NASL 1500000150
Career total 1500000150

References

  1. "Tonho". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. "Morre Tonho, ex-goleiro do Cruzeiro e ex-técnico de Velo Clube e Rio Claro" [Tonho, former Cruzeiro goalkeeper and former coach of Velo Clube and Rio Claro, dies]. globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2021.


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