Tonhão

Tonhão
Tonhão in 2007
Personal information
Full name Antônio Carlos da Costa Gonçalves
Date of birth (1969-02-23)23 February 1969
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 22 October 2024(2024-10-22) (aged 55)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
–1986 Pequeninos do Jockey
1987–1988 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1996 Palmeiras 161 (4)
1989 → Araxá (loan)
1990–1991 → Nacional-SP (loan)
1996 → Atlético Paranaense (loan)
1996 → Internacional (loan)
1997 Inter de Limeira
1997 Goiás
1998 Arsenal Tula
1999 América-SP
1999 Cerezo Osaka
2000 Sãocarlense
2001–2002 Nacional-SP
2003 Guaratinguetá
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antônio Carlos da Costa Gonçalves (23 February 1969 – 22 October 2024), simply known as Tonhão, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

Revealed in the youth categories of Palmeiras, Tonhão made his professional debut in 1988. He was loaned in the following seasons to Araxá and Nacional-SP, returning in 1992. Tonhão was part of the squad known as "Parmalat era", responsible for the Brazilian titles of 1993 and 1994 and for the team that scored more than 100 goals in the 1996 Campeonato Paulista. He made 161 appearances and scored 4 goals, joining the historic gallery of SE Palmeiras.[1][2][3]

After leaving Palmeiras, he had more discreet spells at other clubs, ending his career in 2003 at Guaratinguetá.[4]

Death

Tonhão died on 22 October 2024, at the age of 55. His death was announced on the official websites of SE Palmeiras and the São Paulo Football Federation.[5]

Honours

Palmeiras

References

  1. ^ "Tonhão". SE Palmeiras (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Tonhão". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  3. ^ "A passagem do zagueiro Tonhão pelo Palmeiras". O Curioso do Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Que fim levou? Tonhão (ex-zagueiro do Palmeiras)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  5. ^ "FPF lamenta o falecimento do zagueiro Tonhão, ídolo do Palmeiras". FPF (in Portuguese). 22 October 2024.
  • Tonhão at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)