Tito (footballer, born 1946) explained

Tito
Fullname:Tito José da Costa Santos
Birth Date:8 February 1946
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Position:Forward
Years1:1963–1969
Years2:1969–1971
Years3:1971–1978
Caps3:202
Goals3:86
Years4:1978–1979
Clubs4:Famalicão
Caps4:15
Goals4:0
Years5:1979
Clubs5:Feirense
Years6:1979
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:1979–1980
Years8:1980–1982
Clubs8:Coelima

Tito José da Costa Santos, known as Tito (born 8 February 1946) is a former Portuguese football player.

He played 11 seasons and 292 games in the Primeira Liga for Vitória de Guimarães, Atlético CP, União de Tomar and Famalicão.

Club career

He made his Primeira Liga debut for Atlético CP on 18 September 1966 in a game against Académica de Coimbra.[1] In 1979, he signed with Toronto Blizzard in the North American Soccer League.[2] [3] He was released by Toronto in early 1979, and later played in the National Soccer League with Toronto First Portuguese.[4] In his debut season with First Portuguese he contributed a goal in the finals match against Toronto Panhellenic which secured the NSL Cup.[5] He returned to Portugal to play with Coelima.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ZeroZero. Game Report by ZeroZero. 18 September 1966.
  2. Web site: NASL-Tito Jose Santos. 2021-01-08. www.nasljerseys.com.
  3. News: Krivel. Peter. March 15, 1979. One more big scorer for Blizzard. E3. Toronto Star.
  4. News: Habib. Marlene. June 25, 1979. Marinho loses bitter feelings over being let go by Blizzard. S9. The Globe and Mail.
  5. News: September 3, 1979. First Portuguese win National League Cup. S14. The Globe and Mail.
  6. Web site: ForaDeJogo.net - Tito (Tito José da Costa Santos). 2020-06-13. ForaDeJogo.