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Tonhão (footballer)

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Tonhão
Personal information
Full name Antônio Carlos da Costa Gonçalves
Date of birth (1969-02-23) 23 February 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
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)
1989Araxá (loan)
1990–1991Nacional-SP (loan)
1996Atlético Paranaense (loan)
1996Internacional (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, correct as of 5 October 2024

Antônio Carlos da Costa Gonçalves (born 23 February 1969), simply known as Tonhão, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

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Revealed in the youth categories of SE 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 FL.[4]

Honours

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Palmeiras

References

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  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.
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  • Tonhão at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)