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(Redirected from Teodoro Matos Santana) Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Matos and the second or paternal family name is Santana.
Teodoro
Personal information
Full name Teodoro Matos Santana
Date of birth (1946-10-22)22 October 1946
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
Date of death 12 June 2013(2013-06-12) (aged 66)
Place of death Santos, Brazil
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ponte Preta
1971–1980 São Paulo
1980–1981 Dallas Tornado 11 (0)
1980–1981 Dallas Tornado (indoor) 6 (0)
1982 São Paulo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Teodoro Matos Santana (22 October 1946 – 12 June 2013) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

After previously playing for Ponte Preta, Teodoro made 303 appearances for São Paulo in all competitions, winning the 1977 national title and the 1980 regional title. He later played in the United States for the Dallas Tornado.

Later life and death

Teodoro died on 12 June 2013, at the age of 66, from pancreatic cancer.

References

  1. "São Paulo FC lamenta o falecimento de Teodoro" (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Teodoro, campeão brasileiro pelo São Paulo em 1977, morre de cancer" (in Portuguese). UOL. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  3. "Profile". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 16 June 2013.


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