Bita (footballer)
Brazilian footballer
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Silvio Lasso Lassalvia (11 August 1942 – 27 October 1992), better known as Bita, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Silvio Lasso Lassalvia | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Recife, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 27 October 1992 (aged 50) | ||
| Place of death | Recife, Brazil | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958–1962 | Náutico | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1966 | Náutico | ||
| 1967 | Nacional (URU) | ||
| 1967–1968 | Náutico | ||
| 1969–1972 | Santa Cruz | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 October 2024 | |||
Career
Revealed by Náutico in 1962, Bita is considered the main player in the club's history, where he was six times state champion, top scorer three times in the Taça Brasil, and scoring 223 goals in 319 matches for the club.[1] He had a quick spell at Nacional in 1967, and played for Santa Cruz from 1969 to 1972, being state champion in all these years again.
Bita received the nickname "The Rifleman",[2] and was compared to Pelé and Ademir da Guia as one of the main players in Brazilian football in the 1960s.[3] Despite this, he never played for the Brazilian team.[4]
Personal life
Honours
- Náutico
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
- Copa dos Campeões do Norte: 1966
- Santa Cruz
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
- Individual
- Taça Brasil top scorer: 1966
- Campeonato Pernambucano top scorer: 1964, 1965, 1966[5]
- Prêmio Belfort Duarte: 1972