Clodoaldo Tavares de Santana, better known as Clodoaldo (; born 25 September 1949 in

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), is a Brazilian former

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who played as a

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Career

Clodoaldo usually played as a

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for both

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and the Brazilian national team, for whom he was capped 38 times (scoring one goal) between 1969 and 1974. He was part of the Brazil squad that won the

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, and scored the equalising goal in the semi-final against Uruguay. He then memorably contributed to the famous goal by

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against Italy in the final by dribbling past four of the opposition's players in his own half. He played his club football for Santos (1966–79),

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(1980), and Nacional-AM (1981).

Honours

Club

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Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...

(São Paulo state championship):1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1978 *

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1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

International

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1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

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: 1971

References

1949 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers 1970 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup-winning players Santos FC players Nacional Futebol Clube players Brazil international footballers North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Brazilian football managers Santos FC managers Timor-Leste national football team managers Association football midfielders {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub