Sebastião Rocha (14 September 1941 – 12 April 1984), better known as Tião, was a Brazilian professional

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who played as a left winger.

Career

Born in the Botafogo neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Tião began his career in Flamengo's youth sectors. Slight, even abandoned football when in 1961 he was invited by a Cruzeiro director to restart his career. He played little for Cruzeiro, being transferred to EC Siderúrgica de Sabará, where in 1964, he was part of the state champion squad. He returned to Rio de Janeiro with Flamengo, but again, little used, he quickly ended up moving to Vasco. At the end of 1966 he was hired by Atlético Mineiro, where he was Brazilian champion in 1971. He ended his career at América Mineiro in 1974. Also played a match for the Brazil national team, against

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in 1968.

Honours

;Siderúrgica *

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: 1964 ;Vasco da Gama * Torneio Rio-São Paulo:

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(shared) ;Atlético Mineiro * Campeonato Brasileiro:

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

: 1970

Death

Tião died murdered in the city of Rio de Janeiro, on 12 April 1984.

References

External links

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