Lima (footballer, born 1942)

Lima
	Lima in 1963
Personal information
Full name	Antônio Lima dos Santos
Date of birth	18 January 1942
Place of birth	São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Date of death	3 February 2025 (aged 83)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Youth career
	Juventus-SP
Senior career*
Years	Team
1959–1961	Juventus-SP
1961–1971	Santos
1971–1975	Jalisco
1974	Fluminense
1975	Tampa Bay Rowdies
1976	Portuguesa Santista
International career
1963–1966	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antônio Lima dos Santos (18 January 1942 – 3 February 2025), known as Lima, was a Brazilian professional footballer. Widely known for his versatility, he played mainly as a defensive midfielder, but also acted as a full-back at either side and as a central defender.

Club career

Born in São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Lima joined Juventus-SP's youth setup at early age and was promoted to the first team in 1959. In 1961, already a first-choice, he moved to Santos, becoming a starter at the right-back as the club's midfielder was captain Zito.^[1]

Lima only moved to his original position in 1965, after the arrival of Carlos Alberto Torres. He left the club in 1971 after accepting an offer from Jalisco, ending his time at Santos by playing nearly 700 matches and winning every title that a Brazilian club team could win at that time, most notably the Intercontinental Cup of 1962 and 1963; at the latter's final, he trademarked his versatility after playing as a striker.^[2]

In 1974, Lima returned to Brazil and joined Fluminense. In the following year, he represented Tampa Bay Rowdies for the final two matches of the 1975 NASL Indoor tournament,^[3]^[4]^[5] and ended his career with Portuguesa Santista.

International career

Lima earned 14 caps for the Brazil national team, and was part of the team at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.^[6]

Death

Lima died on 3 February 2025, at the age of 83.^[7]

Honours

Santos

Campeonato Paulista: 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969
Torneio Rio–São Paulo: 1963, 1964, 1966
Campeonato Brasileiro: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968
Copa Libertadores: 1962, 1963
Intercontinental Cup: 1962, 1963
Intercontinental Champions' Supercup: 1968

References

^ "Lima... o "Curinga" da Vila Famosa" [Lima... the "Wildcard" of the Vila Famosa] (in Portuguese). Tardes de Pacaembu. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
^ "Lima, o eterno curinga da Vila, comemora aniversário" [Lima, the eternal wildcard of the Vila, celebrates birthday] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
^ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search".
^ "The Age - Google News Archive Search".
^ "Wark Supervises Conking Of Cosmos". 14 March 1975.
^ Lima at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Morre Lima, O 'curinga Da Vila', Um Dos Melhores Amigos De Pelé". UOL. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.

External links

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[1] "Lima... o "Curinga" da Vila Famosa" [Lima... the "Wildcard" of the Vila Famosa] (in Portuguese). Tardes de Pacaembu. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

[2] "Lima, o eterno curinga da Vila, comemora aniversário" [Lima, the eternal wildcard of the Vila, celebrates birthday] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

[3] "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search".

[4] "The Age - Google News Archive Search".

[5] "Wark Supervises Conking Of Cosmos". 14 March 1975.

[6] Lima at National-Football-Teams.com

[7] "Morre Lima, O 'curinga Da Vila', Um Dos Melhores Amigos De Pelé". UOL. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.

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