Antônio Dias dos Santos
Brazilian footballer and manager
Intro | Brazilian footballer and manager | |||||||
Places | Brazil | |||||||
was | Athlete Football player Association football player | |||||||
Work field | Sports | |||||||
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Birth | 7 June 1948, Vera Cruz, Brazil | |||||||
Death | 8 December 1999Salvador, Brazil (aged 51 years) | |||||||
Star sign | Gemini | |||||||
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Antônio Dias dos Santos (June 7, 1948 in Vera Cruz, Bahia State, Brazil – December 8, 1999), best known as Toninho, was an association footballer in defender role.
In career (1968–1982) 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) and one Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1980.
For the Brazil national football team he played 26 international matches and scored 3 goals from April 1976 to October 1979, and participated at 1978 FIFA World Cup, without scoring goals. He died at only 51 years old.