Bita (footballer)

Bita
Personal information
Full name	Silvio Lasso Lassalvia
Date of birth	11 August 1942
Place of birth	Recife, Brazil
Date of death	27 October 1992 (aged 50)
Place of death	Recife, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1958–1962	Náutico
Senior career*
Years	Team
1962–1966	Náutico
1967	Nacional (URU)
1967–1968	Náutico
1969–1972	Santa Cruz
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2024

Silvio Lasso Lassalvia (11 August 1942 – 27 October 1992), better known as Bita, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Revealed by Náutico in 1962, Bita is considered the main player in the club's history, where he was six times state champion, top scorer three times in the Taça Brasil, and scoring 223 goals in 319 matches for the club.^[1] He had a quick spell at Nacional in 1967, and played for Santa Cruz from 1969 to 1972, being state champion in all these years again.

Bita received the nickname "The Rifleman",^[2] and was compared to Pelé and Ademir da Guia as one of the main players in Brazilian football in the 1960s.^[3] Despite this, he never played for the Brazilian team.^[4]

Personal life

Son of Italian Tommaso Lasalvia, Bita is the brother of midfielder Nado, with whom he played together at Náutico and later played for Vasco da Gama.^[2]^[4]

Honours

Náutico

Campeonato Pernambucano: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
Copa dos Campeões do Norte: 1966

Santa Cruz

Campeonato Pernambucano: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972

Individual

Taça Brasil top scorer: 1966
Campeonato Pernambucano top scorer: 1964, 1965, 1966^[5]
Prêmio Belfort Duarte: 1972

References

^ "Bita ganha com sobra eleição entre ídolos do Náutico; relembre imagens do Hexa" (in Portuguese). 26 March 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Bita… o Homem do Rifle". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 2 February 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ "O dia em que o Náutico de Bita superou o Santos de Pelé". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Que fim levou? Bita (Ex-centroavante do Náutico)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ "Pernambuco State Championship -- List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

External links

Bita at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)

[1] "Bita ganha com sobra eleição entre ídolos do Náutico; relembre imagens do Hexa" (in Portuguese). 26 March 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[Tardes-2] "Bita… o Homem do Rifle". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 2 February 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[3] "O dia em que o Náutico de Bita superou o Santos de Pelé". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[Terceiro_Tempo-4] "Que fim levou? Bita (Ex-centroavante do Náutico)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[5] "Pernambuco State Championship -- List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

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