Tonho (footballer, born 1938)

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Tonho
Personal information
Full name Antônio dos Santos Nascimento
Date of birth (1938-05-19)May 19, 1938
Place of birth Paraopeba, Brazil
Date of death 13 July 2018(2018-07-13) (aged 80)
Place of death Rio Claro, Brazil
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1962 Renascença
1963–1967 Cruzeiro
1968 Washington Whips 15 (0)
Velo Clube
Rio Claro
Botafogo-SP
Caldense
Total 15 (0)
Managerial career
Velo Clube
Rio Claro
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antônio dos Santos Nascimento (19 May 1938 – 13 July 2018), commonly known as Tonho, was a Brazilian soccer player who played in the NASL.[1]

Death[edit]

Tonho died in July 2018, following an infection after surgery on his knee.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Washington Whips 1968 NASL 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Career total 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tonho". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Morre Tonho, ex-goleiro do Cruzeiro e ex-técnico de Velo Clube e Rio Claro" [Tonho, former Cruzeiro goalkeeper and former coach of Velo Clube and Rio Claro, dies]. globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2021.