Toninho (footballer, born 1948)

Antônio Dias dos Santos (June 7, 1948 in Vera Cruz, Bahia State, Brazil – December 8, 1999), best known as Toninho, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.

During his career (1968–1982), Toninho played for clubs São Cristovão-BA, Galícia, Fluminense, Flamengo, Bangu and in Saudi Arabia with Al-Nassr. He won five Campeonato Carioca (1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979), one Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1980, one Saudi League and one King Cup in 1981.

For the Brazil national football team he played 26 international matches and scored 3 goals from April 1976 to October 1979, and participated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He died in 1999 at only 51 years old.

Honours

 * Galícia
 * Campeonato Baiano: 1968


 * Fluminense
 * Campeonato Brasileiro: 1970
 * Campeonato Carioca: 1971, 1973, 1975


 * Flamengo
 * Campeonato Brasileiro: 1980
 * Campeonato Carioca: 1978, 1979, 1979 (Special)