Satyro Taboada

Satyro Taboada

Personal information
Full name	Satyro Taboada
Date of birth	(1900-11-19)19 November 1900
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Date of death	26 July 1972(1972-07-26) (aged 71)
Place of death	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1920–1921	Sete de Setembro-MG [pt]
1922–1935	América Mineiro
1926	→ Cruzeiro (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2024

Satyro Taboada (19 November 1900 – 26 July 1972), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

América Mineiro's all-time top scorer with 170 goals,^[1] Satyro is considered the first great idol in the club's history.^[2] He was state champion four times for the club and top scorer in 1923 and 1924,^[3] and scored 9 goals in a single match, against Palmeiras-MG in 1928. After retiring as a player, Taboada became a referee in Minas Gerais football.^[4]

He died on July 26, 1972, from a heart attack, and was buried with an América Mineiro flag over his coffin.^[5]

Honours

América Mineiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925

Individual

• Campeonato Mineiro top scorer: 1923, 1924

References

1. "RECORDES". Acervo do Coelho (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 March 2023.
2. "OS HERÓIS DO DECA". Acervo do Coelho (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 March 2023.
3. "Minas Gerais State Championship - List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
4. "A história do América no Campeonato Mineiro". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 6 May 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
5. "Vida dedicada ao Coelho". mg.superesportes.com.br (in Portuguese). 3 August 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2023.