Toninho is a
Portuguese diminutive
nickname for Antônio or António in use in
Portugal,
Brazil,
South Africa,
Namibia,
Mozambique and
Angola.
It is loosely equivalent to Little Tony in
English.
Nicknames
Football
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Toninho (footballer, born 1947)
Antônio Pedro de Jesus (born 26 July 1947), known as Toninho, is a Brazilian former association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward. He competed in the Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics, men's tournam ...
, nickname of Antônio Pedro de Jesus, Brazilian football forward
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Toninho (footballer, born 1965), nickname of Antônio Benedito da Silva, Brazilian footballer
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Toninho (footballer, born 1977), nickname of Antônio Bezerra Brandão, Brazilian footballer
*Toninho, nickname of
Antônio Dias dos Santos
Antônio Dias dos Santos (June 7, 1948 in Vera Cruz, Bahia State, Brazil – December 8, 1999), best known as ''Toninho'', was an association footballer in defender role.
In career (1968–1982) played for clubs São Cristovão-BA, Galícia ...
(born 1948), Brazilian footballer (played in
1978 FIFA World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June.
The Cup was won by t ...
)
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Toninho Almeida
Antonio "Toninho" Gonzaga Almeida (born 22 August 1950 in Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais), was a football (soccer), football player from Brazil. He played as a midfielder for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Vila Nova Futebol Clube, and Sport Club do Recife. ...
, nickname of Antonio Gonzaga Almeida, (born 1950), Brazilian footballer
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Toninho Andrade, nickname of José Antônio Rabelo de Andrade (born 1964), Brazilian footballer and manager
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Toninho Cecílio
Antônio Jorge Cecílio Sobrinho, better known as Toninho Cecílio (born 27 May 1967), is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current director of football of Portuguesa.
Toninh ...
, nickname of Antônio Jorge Cecílio Sobrinho (born 1967), Brazilian footballer and manager
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Toninho Cerezo, nickname of Antônio Carlos Cerezo, (born 1955), Brazilian footballer (played in
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
and
1978 FIFA World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June.
The Cup was won by t ...
)
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Toninho dos Santos, nickname of Antonio Teodoro dos Santos (born 1965), Brazilian footballer
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Toninho Guerreiro, nickname of Antônio Ferreira (1942–1990), Brazilian footballer
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Toninho Moura, nickname of Antonio Moura Sanches, (born 1954) is a Brazilian footballer and football head coach
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Toninho Quintino
Antônio "Toninho" Fernandes Quintino (born February 27, 1952 in Florianópolis, Brazil) is a former Brazilian footballer who played for clubs in Brazil and Chile.
Career
Born in Florianópolis, Toninho Quintino began playing football with loc ...
, nickname of Antônio Fernandes Quintino, (born 1952), Brazilian footballer
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Toninho dos Santos (footballer, born 1980)
António "Toninho" Pedro Pires dos Santos (born 12 June 1980) is a Bissau Guinean former footballer who played as a left-back for the Guinea Bissau national team.
International career
Dos Santos made two appearances with the Guinea Bissau na ...
, Bissau-Guinean footballer
Other
*Toninho, nickname of
Antônio da Costa Santos
Antônio da Costa Santos (also known as Toninho; 4 March 1952 – 10 September 2001) was a Brazilian architect and politician of the Workers' Party (PT).
Toninho took office as Mayor of Campinas (the third largest city in the state of São Paul ...
(1952–2001), Brazilian politician
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Toninho do Diabo
Antônio Aparecido Firmino (born 21 September 1971), better known as Toninho do Diabo (''Tom of the Devil'') or Devil Tony, is an alleged Brazilian religious, who identifies himself as a disciple of the devil, and calls itself the ''Ambassador of ...
, nickname of Antônio Aparecido Firmino (born ??), Brazilian religious leader
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Toninho Horta, nickname of Antônio Maurício Horta de Melo, (born 1948), Brazilian musician
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Toninho Wandscheer
Antonio Wandscheer (born 31 August 1950) more commonly known as Toninho or Toninho Wandscheer is a Brazilian politician and engineer. He has spent his political career representing Paraná, having served as state representative since 2015.
Pe ...
, nickname of Antonio Wandscheer (born 1950), Brazilian politician
See also
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Antônio Carlos Magalhães
Antônio Carlos Peixoto de Magalhães (4 September 1927 – 20 July 2007), also known by his initials ACM, was a Brazilian politician. He served as Governor of Bahia three times and represented Bahia in the Senate of Brazil three times.
Magalhãe ...
sometimes known as Toninho Malvaldeza
References
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