Elba de Pádua Lima (20 February 1915 – 7 July 1984), best known by the nickname ''Tim'', was a Brazilian

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and coach. Tim was born in

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, São Paulo. During his career, which spanned from 1931 to 1951, he played for Brazilian

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Botafogo-SP, Portuguesa Santista,

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, and Olaria; he won five Rio de Janeiro State Tournaments (1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941). He retired in

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with

Atlético Junior Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. (), commonly known as Junior de Barranquilla, by its old name Atlético Junior, or simply as Junior, is a Colombian professional football team based in Barranquilla, that currently plays in the Categoría ...

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. He was also a member of the Brazil national team, at the

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, playing one match against

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, and at the

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, where he scored one goal. 44 years after participating in the World Cup as a player, Tim was the manager of the

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at the 1982 World Cup, in what is the longest interval ever between an individual's World Cup participations, and the longest World Cup career overall. Two years after the 1982 World Cup, he died in

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at the age of 69. He coached Bangu. In 1968, he was

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champion with

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Honours

Player

; Fluminense *

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(5): 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941

Manager

; Fluminense *

(1): 1964 * Taça Guanabara (1): 1966 ; Bangu *

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(1):

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; San Lorenzo *

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: 1968 Metropolitano ; Vasco da Gama *

(1): 1970 ; Coritiba *

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(2): 1971, 1973 * Torneio do Povo (1): 1973

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tim 1915 births 1984 deaths Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian football managers Brazil international footballers Expatriate footballers in Colombia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate football managers in Colombia Expatriate football managers in Argentina Expatriate football managers in Peru Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Peru 1938 FIFA World Cup players 1982 FIFA World Cup managers Categoría Primera A players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos) players Fluminense FC players Nacional Atlético Clube (SP) players São Paulo FC players Olaria Atlético Clube players Atlético Junior footballers Olaria Atlético Clube managers Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) managers Atlético Junior managers Bangu Atlético Clube managers Fluminense FC managers San Lorenzo de Almagro managers CR Flamengo managers CR Vasco da Gama managers Coritiba Foot Ball Club managers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas managers Santos FC managers Guarani FC managers Esporte Clube Vitória managers Peru national football team managers Association football forwards Association football player-managers