Tata (footballer, born 1953)

Tata
Personal information
Full name Mário Felipe Perez
Date of birth (1953-10-03)3 October 1953
Place of birth São José dos Campos, Brazil
Date of death 9 February 2022(2022-02-09) (aged 68)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1975 Juventus-SP
1976 Santos 26 (7)
1977–1979 Portuguesa
1979–1983 São José-SP
1984–1986 Paulista
1986–1987 São José-SP
Managerial career
1988 São José-SP (assistant)
1989–1990 Palmeiras (assistant)
1990 São José-SP (assistant)
1990 São José-SP
1993 Paysandu
1994 Remo
1994–1995 Paysandu
1995–1996 São José-SP
1996 Moto Club
1997 Santo André
1997 Paysandu
1998 Moto Club
1999 Vila Nova
2000-2001 Portuguesa Santista (assistant)
2001 Náutico (assistant)
2001 Santa Cruz (assistant)
2002 Náutico (assistant)
2002 Figueirense (assistant)
2003 Internacional (assistant)
2004 São Caetano (assistant)
2004–2005 Internacional (assistant)
2006–2009 São Paulo (assistant)
2009–2010 Palmeiras (assistant)
2010–2011 Fluminense (assistant)
2011–2013 Santos (assistant)
2013–2015 São Paulo (assistant)
2016 Flamengo (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

Mário Felipe Perez (3 October 1953 – 9 February 2022), better known as Tata, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.[1]

Player career

As a player, Tata played as a midfielder, and spent his career with teams in São Paulo. With Santos FC, did 26 appearances and scored 7 goals in 1976.[2] For São José, his hometown club, Tata played 232 games and scored 53 goals.[3]

Managerial career

Started his managerial career being assistant of Vail Mota at São José in 1988, and with Émerson Leão at Palmeiras in 1989. Returned to São José in 1990 with Leão, and took over as coach definitively. In 1994, he had a great campaign with Paysandu in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[3][4]

Partnership with Muricy Ramalho

Tata reached his peak in Brazilian football as Muricy Ramalho's main assistant, starting in 1999 when they worked at Portuguesa Santista. The partnership ended in 2016 when they both faced health problems and decided to retire.

Honours

São José

Player
Manager
  • Copa Vale do Paraíba: 1996

As assistant manager

Náutico
Internacional
São Caetano
São Paulo
Fluminense
Santos

Death

Tata died in São Paulo at age 68, due to a lung cancer.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Que fim levou? Tata". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Santos FC lamenta o falecimento do ex-auxiliar técnico e ex-jogador Tata". Santos FC (in Portuguese). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "São José está de luto por um dos seus nomes históricos como jogador e técnico". Meon (in Portuguese). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Paysandu e Remo lamentam morte do ex-treinador Mário Felipe Perez, o Tata, aos 68 anos". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Morre Tata, ex-meia e auxiliar de Muricy Ramalho em São Paulo, Santos, Flamengo e Fluminense". ESPN (in Portuguese). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.