Moacir Bastos, usually known simply as Tuta (born 20 June 1974) is a Brazilian retired

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in Palmital, São Paulo, during his career, he played for several clubs, most of them from Brazil: Araçatuba in 1994, 1995, and 1996, XV de Piracicaba in 1995, Juventude in 1996,

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in 1996,

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in 1997, and 1998, Portuguesa in 1997,

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in 1998, Vitória in 1999,

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in 2000 and 2002,

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in 2000 and 2001,

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in 2004, and Fluminense, in 2005 and 2006.''Especial Placar - Guia do Segundo Turno do Brasileirão 2005'' -

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. He played for three non-Brazilian teams,

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, of

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, in 1998-99,

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was then known as Anyang LG Cheetahs of

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, in 2002 and

Suwon Samsung Bluewings ''(The Blue, White and Reds)''Tricolor'' , short name = SSB , image = , caption = , founded = , ground = Suwon World Cup Stadium , capacity = 44,031 , owner = Cheil Worldwide(Samsung's subsidiary) , chairma ...

, also of

, in 2003. On January 24, 1999, he became well known after scoring a goal in the last minute in the 2-1 S.S.C. Venezia victory against

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. Many Venezia players did not celebrate the goal or the victory, raising suspicions that the match was fixed to end in a draw. Tuta told the press that he had suspected a deal to end the match in a draw. However, on January 27, he denied his previous affirmation, justifying it as a misinterpretation by the press due to his limited capacity of speaking the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuta 1974 births Living people Men's association football forwards Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazil men's international footballers Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players Esporte Clube Juventude players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Club Athletico Paranaense players Venezia F.C. players Esporte Clube Vitória players CR Flamengo footballers Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players FC Seoul players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Suwon Samsung Bluewings players Fluminense FC players Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Figueirense FC players Associação Desportiva São Caetano players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Resende FC players Brasiliense FC players União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube players Clube Atlético Juventus players Esporte Clube Flamengo players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Serie A players K League 1 players Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in South Korea Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Clube Atlético Taboão da Serra players