Antônio Lima dos Santos, known as Lima (born 18 January 1942) is a Brazilian former professional footballer. Widely known for his versatility, he played mainly as a defensive midfielder, but also acted as a full-back at either sides and as a central defender.

Club career

Born in São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Lima joined Juventus-SP's youth setup at early age and was promoted to the first team in 1959. In 1961, already a first-choice, he moved to Santos, becoming a starter at the right-back as the club's midfielder was captain Zito. Lima only moved to his original position in 1965, after the arrival of Carlos Alberto Torres. He left the club in 1971 after accepting an offer from

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, ending his time at Santos by playing nearly 700 matches and winning every title that a Brazilian club team could win at that time, most notably the Intercontinental Cup of

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and

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; at the latter's final, he trademarked his versatility after playing as a

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. In 1974, Lima returned to Brazil and joined Fluminense. In the following year, he represented Tampa Bay Rowdies for the final two matches of the

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, and ended his career with Portuguesa Santista.

International career

Lima earned 14 caps for the Brazil national team, and was part of the team at the

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1942 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Association football utility players 1966 FIFA World Cup players Clube Atlético Juventus players Santos FC players Fluminense FC players Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players Brazil international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate soccer players in the United States {{Brazil-footy-defender-1940s-stub