Biography.guide
Home › People › Association football player › Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo
Portrait of Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo

Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo

b. 1990

Brazilian association football player

Association football player
Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo

Born 1990. Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo is a Brazilian association football player.

Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo (born 12 October 1990), commonly known as Tinga, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Paulínia.

Career A product of Ponte Preta's youth team, Tinga became a first team regular player in early 2009 at 18 years old. He made good appearances for Ponte Preta in the Série B and attracted the interest of some big Brazilian clubs.

Tinga transferred to Palmeiras after the end of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and since then became a first choice substitute. His first match for Palmeiras came against Santos, where Tinga scored in the second half to give Palmeiras a 2-1 win in the Série A.

On December 19, 2012, Palmeiras confirmed that loaned Tinga for Figueirense until December 2013.

Club statistics As of 15 August 2010

Honours Ponte Preta Interior Paulista Championship: 2009

Brazil U-20 Hexagonal International Tournament in Venezuela: 2009

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born
12 October 1990, Bom Jardim
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Association football player
Nationality
Brazil
Also known as
Tinga

People in Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Tinga
Tinga
b. 1978
Association football player
 Portrait of Otávio
Otávio
b. 1995
Association football player
 Portrait of Luiz Otávio
Luiz Otávio
b. 1992
Association football player

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo's

Portrait of Anatoly Torkunov
Anatoly Torkunov
b. 1950
Diplomat
 Portrait of Antonio Lazcano
Antonio Lazcano
b. 1950
Biologist
 Portrait of Bertrand Meyer
Bertrand Meyer
b. 1950
Computer scientist
 Portrait of Douglas B. Lenat
Douglas B. Lenat
1950 – 2023
Artificial intelligence researcher
 Portrait of Gavyn Davies
Gavyn Davies
b. 1950
Businessperson
 Portrait of Jesús Ildefonso Díaz
Jesús Ildefonso Díaz
b. 1950
Mathematician

Frequently asked questions

Who is Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo?

Brazilian association football player

When was Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo born?

Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo was born on 12 October 1990 in Bom Jardim.

What is Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo's occupation?

Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo is an association football player.

What nationality is Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo?

Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo is Brazilian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo

· Wikidata: Q6701487

· DBpedia: Tinga (footballer, born 1990)

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo. https://biography.guide/luiz-otavio-santos-de-araujo/

MLA: "Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/luiz-otavio-santos-de-araujo/.

Chicago: "Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/luiz-otavio-santos-de-araujo/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:23 UTC