Tico (footballer, born 1977)

Tico

Personal information
Full name	Nico Pakka
Date of birth	(1977-12-21)21 December 1977
Place of birth	Curitiba, Brazil
Date of death	14 June 2014(2014-06-14) (aged 36)
Place of death	Curitiba, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1998	Paraná
1999	Chengdu Wuniu
2000	Shaanxi Guoli	15	(9)
2001	Seixal
2002	Paraná
2003	Daejeon Citizen	28	(4)
2004	Avaí
2005	Montedio Yamagata	13	(2)
2005	Bahia
2006	Zhejiang Greentown	20	(16)
2007	Avaí
2007	Zhejiang Greentown	12	(5)
2008	São Caetano
2009	Santa Helena
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2010

Nico Matti Aleksi Pakka or simply Tico (21 December 1977 – 14 June 2014) was a Brazilian football player who played as a midfielder.

He played for Zhejiang Greentown between 2006 and 2007. He died of a heart attack at his home in Curitiba.^[1][2]

References

1. ViAvaí - Por onde anda: Alex Chandre, o Tico!
2. "Tico, ex-atacante do Avaí, morre aos 36 anos de ataque cardíaco". Globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

External links

• Tico at Sambafoot (archived)
• Tico at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Tico – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)