Toninho (footballer, born 1948) explained

Toninho
Full Name:Antônio Dias dos Santos
Birth Date:June 7, 1948
Birth Place:Vera Cruz, Bahia State, Brazil
Height:1.80 m
Position:Fullback
Nationalyears1:1976–1979
Nationalteam1:Brazil
Nationalcaps1:26
Nationalgoals1:3

Antônio Dias dos Santos (June 7, 1948 in Vera Cruz, Bahia State, Brazil – December 8, 1999), best known as Toninho, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.[1]

During his career (1968–1982), Toninho played for clubs São Cristovão-BA, Galícia, Fluminense, Flamengo, Bangu and in Saudi Arabia with Al-Nassr. He won five Campeonato Carioca (1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979), one Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1980, one Saudi League and one King Cup in 1981.

For the Brazil national football team he played 26 international matches and scored 3 goals from April 1976 to October 1979, and participated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He died in 1999 at only 51 years old.

Honours

Galícia

1968

Fluminense

1970

1971, 1973, 1975

Flamengo

1980

1978, 1979, 1979 (Special)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Antônio Dias dos Santos . worldfootball.net . 8 August 2021.