Tito (footballer, born 1946)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tito José da Costa Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1969 | Atlético CP | ||
| 1969–1971 | União de Tomar | ||
| 1971–1978 | Vitória de Guimarães | 202 | (86) |
| 1978–1979 | Famalicão | 15 | (0) |
| 1979 | Feirense | ||
| 1979 | Toronto Blizzard | 0 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Toronto First Portuguese | ||
| 1980–1982 | Coelima | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tito José da Costa Santos, known as Tito (born 8 February 1946) is a former Portuguese football player.
He played 11 seasons and 292 games in the Primeira Liga for Vitória de Guimarães, Atlético CP, União de Tomar and Famalicão.
Club career
[edit]He made his Primeira Liga debut for Atlético CP on 18 September 1966 in a game against Académica de Coimbra.[1] In 1979, he signed with Toronto Blizzard in the North American Soccer League.[2][3] He was released by Toronto in early 1979, and later played in the National Soccer League with Toronto First Portuguese.[4] In his debut season with First Portuguese he contributed a goal in the finals match against Toronto Panhellenic which secured the NSL Cup.[5] He returned to Portugal to play with Coelima.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Game Report by ZeroZero". ZeroZero. 18 September 1966.
- ^ "NASL-Tito Jose Santos". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Krivel, Peter (15 March 1979). "One more big scorer for Blizzard". Toronto Star. p. E3.
- ^ Habib, Marlene (25 June 1979). "Marinho loses bitter feelings over being let go by Blizzard". The Globe and Mail. p. S9.
- ^ "First Portuguese win National League Cup". The Globe and Mail. 3 September 1979. p. S14.
- ^ "ForaDeJogo.net - Tito (Tito José da Costa Santos)". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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