Tito (footballer, born 1946)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tito José da Costa Santos | ||
Date of birth | 8 February 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1969 | Atlético CP | ||
1969–1971 | União de Tomar | ||
1971–1978 | Vitória de Guimarães | 202 | (86) |
1978–1979 | Famalicão | 15 | (0) |
1979 | Feirense | ||
1979 | Toronto Blizzard | 0 | (0) |
1979–1980 | Toronto First Portuguese | ||
1980–1982 | Coelima | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Tito José da Costa Santos, known as Tito (born 8 February 1946) is a former Portuguese football player.
He played 11 seasons and 292 games in the Primeira Liga for Vitória de Guimarães, Atlético CP, União de Tomar and Famalicão.
Club career[]
He made his Primeira Liga debut for Atlético CP on 18 September 1966 in a game against Académica de Coimbra.[1] In 1979, he signed with Toronto Blizzard in the North American Soccer League.[2][3] He was released by Toronto in early 1979, and later played in the National Soccer League with Toronto First Portuguese.[4] In his debut season with First Portuguese he contributed a goal in the finals match against Toronto Panhellenic which secured the NSL Cup.[5] He returned to Portugal to play with Coelima.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Game Report by ZeroZero". ZeroZero. 18 September 1966.
- ^ "NASL-Tito Jose Santos". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ Krivel, Peter (March 15, 1979). "One more big scorer for Blizzard". Toronto Star. p. E3.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Habib, Marlene (June 25, 1979). "Marinho loses bitter feelings over being let go by Blizzard". The Globe and Mail. p. S9.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "First Portuguese win National League Cup". The Globe and Mail. September 3, 1979. p. S14.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "ForaDeJogo.net - Tito (Tito José da Costa Santos)". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
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- Vitória S.C. players
- F.C. Famalicão players
- C.D. Feirense players
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