Toninho (footballer, born 1948)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Dias and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Toninho

Personal information
Full name	Antônio Dias dos Santos
Date of birth	(1948-06-07)June 7, 1948
Place of birth	Vera Cruz, Bahia State, Brazil
Date of death	December 8, 1999(1999-12-08) (aged 51)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Fullback
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1979	Brazil	26	(3)

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.^[1]

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. He died in 1999 at only 51 years old.

Honours

Galícia

• Campeonato Baiano: 1968

Fluminense

• Campeonato Brasileiro: 1970
• Campeonato Carioca: 1971, 1973, 1975

Flamengo

• Campeonato Brasileiro: 1980
• Campeonato Carioca: 1978, 1979, 1979 (Special)

References

1. "Antônio Dias dos Santos". worldfootball.net. Retrieved August 8, 2021.

External links

• Toninho – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Toninho Baiano at National-Football-Teams.com
• Toninho at Soccerway