Teodoro (footballer) explained

Teodoro
Fullname:	Teodoro Matos Santana
Birth Date:	22 October 1946
Birth Place:	Santos, Brazil
Death Place:	Santos, Brazil
Position:	Midfielder
Clubs1:	Ponte Preta
Years2:	1971–1980
Clubs2:	São Paulo
Years3:	1980–1981
Clubs3:	Dallas Tornado
Caps3:	11
Goals3:	0
Years4:	1980–1981
Clubs4:	Dallas Tornado (indoor)
Caps4:	6
Goals4:	0
Years5:	1982
Clubs5:	São Paulo

Teodoro Matos Santana (22 October 1946 – 12 June 2013) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

After previously playing for Ponte Preta,^[1] Teodoro made 303 appearances for São Paulo in all competitions, winning the 1977 national title and the 1980 regional title.^[2] He later played in the United States for the Dallas Tornado.^[3]

Later life and death

Teodoro died on 12 June 2013, at the age of 66, from pancreatic cancer.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: São Paulo FC lamenta o falecimento de Teodoro. 12 June 2013. 16 June 2013. Portuguese. São Paulo FC.
2. Web site: Teodoro, campeão brasileiro pelo São Paulo em 1977, morre de cancer. 12 June 2013. 16 June 2013. Portuguese. UOL.
3. Web site: Profile. 16 June 2013. NASL Jerseys.