Célio Taveira

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

Célio Taveira
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
National team
1965–1966 Brazil 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

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 Rivelino in training.[2]

International career

He earned 3 caps for the Brazilian 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

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.[2] At the time of his death Taveira had four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.[2]

References
  1. "Célio Taveira". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. "Ex-Vasco e Corinthians e ídolo do Nacional-URU, Célio Taveira morre na Paraíba, vítima de Covid-19". Globoesporte.
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