Mitotônio
Brazilian footballer (1916–1951)
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Antônio Edgard da Silveira, commonly known as Mitotônio, (22 February 1916 – 1 April 1951) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a left winger for Ceará Sporting Club.[1]
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Mitotônio in 1948 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antônio Edgard da Silveira | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Granja, Ceará | ||
| Date of death | 1 April 1951 (aged 35) | ||
| Place of death | Fortaleza, Ceará | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1941 | Fortaleza | ||
| 1941–1951 | Ceará | 215 | (151) |
| 1945 | → Náutico (loan) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Granja, Ceará, Mitotônio began playing club football for Fortaleza in 1938.[2] He became Ceará state championships winner with Fortaleza in 1938 while appearing sparingly.[2]
In 1941 Fortaleza's coach Valdemar Santos moved to Ceará, taking players with him including Mitotônio.[2] During Mitotônio's 10 years with Ceará, he won Ceará state championships in 1941, 1942 and 1948.[2] He was part of a Ceará team which beat Sussex Traders, a club from England which toured Brazil in 1949, 16–0.[1] In total, he scored 151 goals in 215 appearances for the club.[2]
Mitotônio also had a brief spell with Náutico in 1945, winning the Pernambuco state championship.[2]
Death
On 31 March 1951, Mitotônio scored the opening goal for Ceará in the first half of Ceará's Campeonato Cearense match against Gentilândia at Estádio Presidente Vargas before becoming ill.[2] He was sent to hospital where he was diagnosed with acute stomach congestion.[2] On 1 April, after he had returned home, he died from a stroke.[2]
In folklore, Mitotônio's death was falsely directly attributed to the fact that he had eaten panelada, a heavy dish of Ceará cuisine, for lunch before the football match.[2]
