Tata (footballer, born 1953)

Mário Felipe Perez (3 October 1953 – 9 February 2022), better known as Tata, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.

Player career
As a player, Tata played as a midfielder, and spent his career with teams in São Paulo. With Santos FC, did 26 appearances and scored 7 goals in 1976. For São José, his hometown club, Tata played 232 games and scored 53 goals.

Managerial career
Started his managerial career being assistant of Vail Mota at São José in 1988, and with Émerson Leão at Palmeiras in 1989. Returned to São José in 1990 with Leão, and took over as coach definitively. In 1994, he had a great campaign with Paysandu in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Partnership with Muricy Ramalho
Tata reached his peak in Brazilian football as Muricy Ramalho's main assistant, starting in 1999 when they worked at Portuguesa Santista. The partnership ended in 2016 when they both faced health problems and decided to retire.

São José

 * Player
 * Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1980
 * Torneio Incentivo: 1981
 * Manager
 * Copa Vale do Paraíba: 1996

As assistant manager

 * Náutico
 * Campeonato Pernambucano (2): 2001, 2002


 * Internacional
 * Campeonato Gaúcho: 2003, 2005


 * São Caetano
 * Campeonato Paulista: 2004


 * São Paulo
 * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (3): 2006, 2007, 2008


 * Fluminense
 * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2010


 * Santos
 * Copa Libertadores: 2011
 * Recopa Sudamericana: 2012
 * Campeonato Paulista (2): 2011, 2012

Death
Tata died in São Paulo at age 68, due to a lung cancer.