Tito (footballer, born 1946)

Tito José da Costa Santos, known as Tito (born 8 February 1946) is a former Portuguese football player.

Tito
Personal information
Full name Tito José da Costa Santos
Date of birth (1946-02-08) 8 February 1946 (age 78)
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

He played 11 seasons and 292 games in the Primeira Liga for Vitória de Guimarães, Atlético CP, União de Tomar and Famalicão.

Club career

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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

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  1. ^ "Game Report by ZeroZero". ZeroZero. 18 September 1966.
  2. ^ "NASL-Tito Jose Santos". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. ^ Krivel, Peter (15 March 1979). "One more big scorer for Blizzard". Toronto Star. p. E3.
  4. ^ Habib, Marlene (25 June 1979). "Marinho loses bitter feelings over being let go by Blizzard". The Globe and Mail. p. S9.
  5. ^ "First Portuguese win National League Cup". The Globe and Mail. 3 September 1979. p. S14.
  6. ^ "ForaDeJogo.net - Tito (Tito José da Costa Santos)". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 13 June 2020.