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

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with

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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 South American Championship 1942, 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

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, 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 *

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...

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

Manager

; Fluminense *

(1): 1964 *

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(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 *

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(1): 1973

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