| Célio Taveira | |
| Fullname: | Célio Taveira Filho |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Santos, Brazil |
| Death Place: | João Pessoa, Brazil |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1958 |
| Clubs1: | Portuguesa Santista |
| Years2: | 1959 |
| Clubs2: | Ponte Preta |
| Years3: | 1960–1962 |
| Clubs3: | Jabaquara |
| Years4: | 1963–1966 |
| Clubs4: | Vasco da Gama |
| Years5: | 1967–1970 |
| Clubs5: | Nacional |
| Years6: | 1970–1971 |
| Clubs6: | Corinthians |
| Years7: | 1972 |
| Clubs7: | Operário |
| Nationalyears1: | 1965–1966 |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Célio Taveira Filho (16 October 1940 – 29 May 2020) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Santos, Taveira played for Portuguesa Santista, Ponte Preta, Jabaquara, Vasco da Gama, Nacional, Corinthians and Operário. He scored 100 goals for Vasco, being the club's 16th top goalscorer.[1] For Nacional he scored 22 goals in the Copa Libertadores, being the 3rd highest Brazilian goalscorer in the competition.[1] He retired at the age of 32 after injuring his collarbone in a collision with Rivellino in training.[1]
He earned 3 caps for the Brazil national team. He was the last player to be cut from the Brazil squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[1]
From the late 1970s he lived in João Pessoa, Paraíba, where he worked as a businessman (running a fruit export business) and radio sports commentator.[1]
He died in hospital in João Pessoa on 29 May 2020, aged 79, from COVID-19, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[1] At the time of his death Taveira had four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.[1]