Fidélis (footballer, born 1944)

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

Fidélis

Personal information
Full name	José Maria Fidélis dos Santos
Date of birth	(1944-03-13)13 March 1944
Place of birth	São José dos Campos (SP), Brazil
Date of death	28 November 2012(2012-11-28) (aged 68)
Place of death	São José dos Campos (SP), Brazil
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1968	Bangu
1967	→ Houston Stars (loan)
1969–1975	Vasco da Gama
1975	America
1976–1977	ABC
1978	Operário-MS
1979–1981	São José-SP
International career
1966	Brazil
Managerial career
1989–1990	Guarani de Divinópolis
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Maria Fidélis dos Santos (13 March 1944 – 28 November 2012), known as just Fidélis, was a Brazilian football player and coach, who played as a defender.

Santos was born in São José dos Campos (SP). He played for the following clubs: Bangu, Vasco, América-RJ, Corinthians, ABC, Operário-MS and São José-SP. He earned 8 caps (1 non-official) for the Brazil national team, and was part of the team at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

On 28 November 2012, he died in his hometown São José do Campos from stomach cancer.

Honours

Bangu

• Campeonato Carioca: 1966

Vasco da Gama

• Campeonato Carioca: 1970
• Campeonato Brasileiro: 1974

ABC

• Campeonato Potiguar: 1976