Teixeirinha (footballer, born 1922)

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Teixeirinha
Personal information
Full name Elísio dos Santos Teixeira
Date of birth (1922-03-04)March 4, 1922
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 17 August 1999(1999-08-17) (aged 77)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
1938 São Paulo[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1956 São Paulo 525 (188)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2022

Elísio dos Santos Teixeira (4 March 1922 – 17 August 1999),[2] was a Brazilian professional footballer who has played for São Paulo FC as a forward. Teixeirinha won the Campeonato Paulista for 6 opportunities playing alongside great players like Leonidas and Sastre,[3] and scored 188 goals in 525 games, being the #4 scorer in the history of São Paulo Futebol Clube.[4] He was called to defend Brazil national team at the 1946 South American Championship, however he did not enter in any matches.

Honours[edit]

São Paulo[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Teixeirinha, o Elísio dos Santos Teixeira, um dos maiores nomes da história do São Paulo Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Terceiro Tempo. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. ^ São Paulo FC (4 March 2022). "100 anos de Teixeirinha" (in Portuguese).
  3. ^ São Paulo FC. "O Rolo Compressor da Década de 40" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  4. ^ São Paulo FC. "Enciclopédia do SPFC – 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2022.

External links[edit]

  • Teixeirinha at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)
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