Tião (footballer, born 1918)
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Full name
Sebastião Silva
Date of birth
7 October 1918
Place of birth
Bom Sucesso, Brazil
Date of death
Unknown
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastião Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Bom Sucesso, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | Unknown | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1941–1943 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1943–1947 | Flamengo | 153 | (58) |
| 1947–1949 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 March 2024 | |||
Sebastião Silva (7 October 1918 – ?), better known as Tião, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Bom Sucesso, Minas Gerais, Tião played for only two clubs in his career: for Atlético Mineiro, where he was state champion four times, top scorer in the state in 1942[1] and made 106 appearances with 49 goals,[2] and for Flamengo, where he was champion twice and made 153 appearances, scoring 58 goals. Little is known about his life after his football career.[3]