Teixeirinha (footballer, born 1922)

Teixeirinha
São Paulo F.C. athletes Renganeschi, Noronha, Teixeirinha, Savério and Rui.
Personal information
Full name Elísio dos Santos Teixeira
Date of birth (1922-03-04)4 March 1922
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 17 August 1999(1999-08-17) (aged 77)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
1938 São Paulo[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1956 São Paulo 525 (188)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elísio dos Santos Teixeira (4 March 1922 – 17 August 1999),[2] was a Brazilian professional footballer who has played for São Paulo FC as a inside forward. Teixeirinha won the Campeonato Paulista for six opportunities playing alongside great players like Leonidas and Sastre,[3] and scored 188 goals in 525 games, being the #4 scorer in the history of São Paulo Futebol Clube.[4] He was called to defend Brazil national team at the 1946 South American Championship, however he did not enter in any matches.

Honours

São Paulo

References

  1. ^ "Teixeirinha, o Elísio dos Santos Teixeira, um dos maiores nomes da história do São Paulo Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Terceiro Tempo. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. ^ São Paulo FC (4 March 2022). "100 anos de Teixeirinha" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 February 2025.
  3. ^ São Paulo FC. "O Rolo Compressor da Década de 40" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  4. ^ São Paulo FC. "Enciclopédia do SPFC – 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2022.