Antônio Lima dos Santos
Brazilian footballer and manager
Intro | Brazilian footballer and manager | |
Places | Brazil | |
is | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 18 January 1942, São Sebastião do Paraíso | |
Age | 82 years |
Antônio Lima dos Santos, known as Lima (born 18 January 1942 in São Sebastião do Paraíso) is a former Brazilian footballer.
He played for the following clubs: Juventus, Santos, Fluminense and Portuguesa Santista. He earned 6 caps (2 non-official) for the Brazil national football team, and was part of the team at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
Lima played nearly 700 games for Santos FC and won every title that a Brazilian club team could win at that time, most notably the Intercontinental Cup of 1962 and 1963, where he showed his versatility playing as a striker.
He later played for Club Deportivo Oro in Guadalajara, Mexico and while there, was loaned out to the Tampa Bay Rowdies for the final two matches of the 1975 NASL Indoor tournament.