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	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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Club career

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

1. "Game Report by ZeroZero". ZeroZero. 18 September 1966.
2. "NASL-Tito Jose Santos". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
3. Krivel, Peter (March 15, 1979). "One more big scorer for Blizzard". Toronto Star. p. E3.
4. Habib, Marlene (June 25, 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. September 3, 1979. p. S14.
6. "ForaDeJogo.net - Tito (Tito José da Costa Santos)". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2020-06-13.

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