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Teodoro (footballer)

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Teodoro
Personal information
Full name Teodoro Matos Santana
Date of birth (1946-10-22)22 October 1946
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
Date of death 12 June 2013(2013-06-12) (aged 66)
Place of death Santos, Brazil
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ponte Preta
1971–1980 São Paulo
1980–1981 Dallas Tornado 11 (0)
1980–1981 Dallas Tornado (indoor) 6 (0)
1982 São Paulo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Teodoro Matos Santana (22 October 1946 – 12 June 2013) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

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After previously playing for Ponte Preta,[1] Teodoro made 303 appearances for São Paulo in all competitions, winning the 1977 national title and the 1980 regional title.[2] He later played in the United States for the Dallas Tornado.[3]

Later life and death

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Teodoro died on 12 June 2013, at the age of 66, from pancreatic cancer.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "São Paulo FC lamenta o falecimento de Teodoro" (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Teodoro, campeão brasileiro pelo São Paulo em 1977, morre de cancer" (in Portuguese). UOL. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Profile". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 16 June 2013.