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
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

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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