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Toninho

1948 - 1999

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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 a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Toninho is the 3,578th most popular soccer player (down from 2,452nd in 2019), the 642nd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 497th in 2019) and the 328th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Toninho ranks 3,578 out of 21,273Before him are Norman Hunter, Carmelo Cedrún, Paco Alcácer, Piotr Zieliński, Heinz Vollmar, and Ferruccio Novo. After him are Joseph Alcazar, Abdelaziz Ben Tifour, Georges Lamia, Néstor Togneri, Giovanni Giacomazzi, and Joel Santana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Toninho ranks 527Before him are Marañón, Walter Planckaert, Johan De Muynck, Raynald Denoueix, Deborah Shelton, and Humayun Ahmed. After him are Laurent Voulzy, Joel Santana, Bülent Arınç, Nate Archibald, Srgjan Kerim, and Hans Binder. Among people deceased in 1999, Toninho ranks 231Before him are Georges Miez, Anahit Tsitsikian, Zoë Lund, Rory Calhoun, Lawrence Stone, and Michael Aris. After him are Néstor Togneri, Kjell Rosén, Abraham Polonsky, John Van Ryn, Hank Snow, and Nathan Jacobson.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Toninho ranks 642 out of 2,236Before him are Michel Teló (1981), Alex Telles (1992), Nariz (1912), Marcelinho Carioca (1971), Betinho (1966), and Walter (1912). After him are Márcio Melo (1906), Joel Santana (1948), Luiz Vinhaes (1896), Luiz Gervazoni (1907), Kiko Loureiro (1972), and Alex Sandro (1991).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Toninho ranks 328Before him are Carlos Alberto Dias (1967), Adãozinho (1923), Alex Telles (1992), Nariz (1912), Marcelinho Carioca (1971), and Walter (1912). After him are Joel Santana (1948), Luiz Vinhaes (1896), Luiz Gervazoni (1907), Alex Sandro (1991), Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães (1997), and Bruno Guimarães (1997).