Célio Taveira Filho (16 October 1940 – 29 May 2020) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a striker.

Célio Taveira
Taveira with Vasco da Gama
Personal information
Full name Célio Taveira Filho
Date of birth (1940-10-16)16 October 1940
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
Date of death 29 May 2020(2020-05-29) (aged 79)
Place of death João Pessoa, Brazil
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958 Portuguesa Santista
1959 Ponte Preta
1960–1962 Jabaquara
1963–1966 Vasco da Gama
1967–1970 Nacional
1970–1971 Corinthians
1972 Operário
International career
1965–1966 Brazil 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Santos, Taveira played for Portuguesa Santista, Ponte Preta, Jabaquara, Vasco da Gama, Nacional, Corinthians and Operário.[1] He scored 100 goals for Vasco, being the club's 16th top goalscorer.[2] For Nacional he scored 22 goals in the Copa Libertadores, being the 3rd highest Brazilian goalscorer in the competition.[2] He retired at the age of 32 after injuring his collarbone in a collision with Rivellino in training.[2]

International career

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He earned 3 caps for the Brazil national team.[1] He was the last player to be cut from the Brazil squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Later life and death

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From the late 1970s he lived in João Pessoa, Paraíba, where he worked as a businessman (running a fruit export business) and radio sports commentator.[2]

He died in hospital in João Pessoa on 29 May 2020, aged 79, from COVID-19, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[2] At the time of his death Taveira had four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Célio Taveira". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Ex-Vasco e Corinthians e ídolo do Nacional-URU, Célio Taveira morre na Paraíba, vítima de Covid-19". Globoesporte. 29 May 2020.