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

Santos Futebol Clube Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a ''bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals in ...

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 Carlos Alberto Torres 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), Tampa Bay Rowdies (1980), and Nacional-AM (1981).

Honours

Club

Santos FC Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a ''bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals in ...

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and t ...

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

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

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International

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: 1970 * Roca Cup: 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