Lima (footballer, born 1942)

Antônio Lima dos Santos, known as Lima (born 18 January 1942) is a Brazilian former professional footballer. Widely known for his versatility, he played mainly as a defensive midfielder, but also acted as a full-back at either sides and as a central defender.

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

Lima
Lima in 1963
Personal information
Full name Antônio Lima dos Santos
Date of birth (1942-01-18) 18 January 1942
Place of birth São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
Juventus-SP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1961 Juventus-SP
1961–1971 Santos 696 (65)
1971–1975 Jalisco
1974 Fluminense
1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 (0)
1976 Portuguesa Santista
International career
1963–1966 Brazil 14 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Lima joined Juventus-SP's youth setup at early age and was promoted to the first team in 1959. In 1961, already a first-choice, he moved to Santos, becoming a starter at the right-back as the club's midfielder was captain Zito.[1]

Lima only moved to his original position in 1965, after the arrival of Carlos Alberto Torres. He left the club in 1971 after accepting an offer from Jalisco, ending his time at Santos by playing nearly 700 matches and winning every title that a Brazilian club team could win at that time, most notably the Intercontinental Cup of 1962 and 1963; at the latter's final, he trademarked his versatility after playing as a striker.[2]

In 1974, Lima returned to Brazil and joined Fluminense. In the following year, he represented Tampa Bay Rowdies for the final two matches of the 1975 NASL Indoor tournament,[3][4][5] and ended his career with Portuguesa Santista.

International career

Lima earned 14 caps for the Brazil national team, and was part of the team at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[6]

Honours
Santos

References
  1. "Lima... o "Curinga" da Vila Famosa" [Lima... the "Wildcard" of the Vila Famosa] (in Portuguese). Tardes de Pacaembu. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  2. "Lima, o eterno curinga da Vila, comemora aniversário" [Lima, the eternal wildcard of the Vila, celebrates birthday] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search".
  4. "The Age - Google News Archive Search".
  5. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iFgNnJBUS14/TYpd_DtAe3I/AAAAAAAAK0k/g8u1Ko3memk/s1600/1975-3-14%2BRowdies%2Bvs%2BCosmos%2Bindoor%2BReport%2B1.jpg
  6. Lima at National-Football-Teams.com
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