Terto Explained

Terto
Full Name:	Tertuliano Severiano dos Santos
Birth Date:	29 December 1946
Birth Place:	Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Death Place:	São Paulo, Brazil
Position:	Forward
Years1:	1965–1967
Years2:	1968–1977
Caps2:	500
Goals2:	86
Years3:	1978
Years4:	1979–1980
Years5:	1981
Years6:	1982

Tertuliano Severiano dos Santos (29 December 1946 – 9 April 2024), better known as Terto, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.^[1] Terto is the eighth player with the most games played for São Paulo FC, totaling 500 appearances.^[2] Terto is considered by the official website as one of the greatest players in the club's history.^[3]

Honours

Santa Cruz

• Torneio Hexagonal Norte-Nordeste

1967

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista

1970, 1971, 1975

• Torneio Nunes Freire

1976

• Trofeo Colombino

1969

Ferroviário

• Campeonato Cearense

1979^[4]

Individual

• Copa Libertadores top scorer

1974

Death

Terto died of a heart attack in São Paulo, on 9 April 2024, at the age of 77.^[5]

External links

• Terto at ogol.com.br

Notes and References

1. Web site: Terto, o Pelé Nordestino . ac24horas.com . 10 September 2015 . 10 June 2023 . pt.
2. Web site: Todos os Jogadores . SPFCpédia . 10 June 2023 . pt.
3. Web site: Grandes Ídolos . São Paulo FC . 10 June 2023 . pt.
4. Web site: Que fim levou? Terto . Terceiro Tempo . 10 June 2023 . pt.
5. Web site: Nota de pesar – Terto . São Paulo FC . 9 April 2024 . pt.