Francisco Amancio dos Santos (21 February 1940 – 18 August 1968), commonly known as Chicão, was a Brazilian

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player who played as a defender. He spent five years in the Spanish league.

Career

Chicão signed for

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after impressing in a match against the Spanish club on 24 June 1961 as a part of the

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, an annual friendly tournament. He stayed 4 years with ''The Bats'', having a key role in their successful runs in

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1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

and

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. In 1965 he moved to crosstown rivals Levante where he played for one season. Chicão died in 1968, at the age of 28.

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on Zerozero * * 1940 births 1968 deaths Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Valencia CF players Levante UD footballers Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Men's association football defenders La Liga players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain {{Brazil-footy-defender-1900s-stub