Teixeirinha | |
Fullname: | Elísio dos Santos Teixeira |
Birth Date: | 4 March 1922 |
Death Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
Height: | 1.76 m |
Position: | Inside forward |
Youthyears1: | 1938 |
Youthclubs1: | São Paulo[1] |
Years1: | 1939–1956 |
Clubs1: | São Paulo |
Caps1: | 525 |
Goals1: | 188 |
Pcupdate: | 4 March 2022 |
Elísio dos Santos Teixeira (4 March 1922 – 17 August 1999),[2] was a Brazilian professional footballer who has played for São Paulo FC as a forward. Teixeirinha won the Campeonato Paulista for 6 opportunities playing alongside great players like Leonidas and Sastre,[3] and scored 188 goals in 525 games, being the #4 scorer in the history of São Paulo Futebol Clube.[4] He was called to defend Brazil national team at the 1946 South American Championship, however he did not enter in any matches.