Miltão
José Milton Benedito, also known as Miltão (1 July 1950 – 22 December 2003) was a Brazilian professional football player. He has been the topscorer of the 1979 Copa Libertadores with 6 goals.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Milton Benedito | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 22 December 2003 (aged 53) | ||
| Place of death | Volta Redonda, RJ, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Estrela de Piquete | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974 | Tiradentes | 15 | (5) |
| 1975–1978 | Sport Recife | 66 | (22) |
| 1979 | Guarani | 2 | (0) |
| 1980–1983 | Vila Nova | 21 | (1) |
| 1984 | Tuna Luso | 9 | (0) |
| 1990 | Volta Redonda | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
After having played at youth level for Estrela de Piquete, a small club based in the São Paulo state, he transferred to Sociedade Esportiva Tiradentes, a Piauí club that played in the first level of Brazilian football.[1] His first season in the Brasileirão (which was then simply called Campeonato Nacional, National Championship) was the 1974 tournament. He then moved to Sport Recife, and he stayed there for 4 seasons, playing 66 games and scoring 22 goals. In 1979, he played for Guarani, both in the National championship (only 2 appearances) and the Copa Libertadores: during the latter tournament he scored 6 goals, finishing as the topscorer along Peruvian Juan José Oré. After his experience with Guarani, he played for Vila Nova, a Goiânia-based club, and he played one last season in Série A with Tuna Luso in 1984.
References
- (in Portuguese) Que Fim Levou? - Miltão