About Bita
Lived 1942 – 1992 (aged 50). Bita was a Brazilian association football player.
Silvio Lasso Lassalvia (11 August 1942 – 27 October 1992), better known as Bita, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Revealed by Náutico in 1962, Bita is considered the main player in the club's history, where he was six times state champion, top scorer three times in the Taça Brasil, and scoring 223 goals in 319 matches for the club. He had a quick spell at Nacional in 1967, and played for Santa Cruz from 1969 to 1972, being state champion in all these years again.
Bita received the nickname "The Rifleman", and was compared to Pelé and Ademir da Guia as one of the main players in Brazilian football in the 1960s. Despite this, he never played for the Brazilian team.
Personal life
Son of Italian Tommaso Lasalvia, Bita is the brother of midfielder Nado, with whom he played together at Náutico and later played for Vasco da Gama. Prêmio Belfort Duarte: 1972
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Important facts
People in Bita's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Bita's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Bita?
Brazilian association football player (1942–1992)
When was Bita born?
Bita was born on 11 August 1942 in Olinda.
When did Bita die?
Bita died on 27 October 1992 in Recife.
What was Bita's occupation?
Bita was an association football player.
What nationality was Bita?
Bita was Brazilian.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bita. https://biography.guide/bita/
MLA: "Bita." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bita/.
Chicago: "Bita." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/bita/.
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