José Santos Damasceno Filho (born July 13, 1970 in

Salvador, Bahia Salvador () is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality and capital city of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognize ...

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), also known as Tiba, is a

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ian

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Career

Born in

, Damasceno was signed by Mexican club

Pumas UNAM Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., simply known as Pumas UNAM, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Founded in 1954 as Club Deportivo Universidad, and they play ...

on the recommendation of former Pumas player and native of Salvador, Evanivaldo Castro, during the 1991–92 season. Pumas loaned Damasceno to Celaya F.C. for the 1995–96 season. The following season he was sold to

Atlante F.C. Atlante Fútbol Club, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City, that competes in Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football. Founded in 1916 as Sinaloa, also later named as Lusitania, then as U-53 ...

, where he would have a strong reaction during the first round of the 1996–97 Mexican Primera División season Invierno playoffs against

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, whose players dyed their hair red and yellow.

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1970 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Naturalized citizens of Mexico Brazilian emigrants to Mexico Footballers from Salvador, Bahia Atlante F.C. footballers Santos Laguna footballers Celaya F.C. footballers Jaguares F.C. footballers Men's association football midfielders {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub