About Tata
Lived 1953 – 2022 (aged 68). Tata was an association football coach and association football player.
Mário Felipe Perez (3 October 1953 – 9 February 2022), better known as Tata, was a Brazilian professional football player and manager who played as a midfielder.
Playing career As a player, Tata played as a midfielder, and spent his career with teams in São Paulo. With Santos FC, did 26 appearances and scored 7 goals in 1976. For São José, his hometown club, Tata played 232 games and scored 53 goals.
Managerial career Started his managerial career being assistant of Vail Mota at São José in 1988, and with Émerson Leão at Palmeiras in 1989. Returned to São José in 1990 with Leão, and took over as coach definitively. In 1994, he had a great campaign with Paysandu in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Partnership with Muricy Ramalho Tata reached his peak in Brazilian football as Muricy Ramalho's main assistant, starting in 1999 when they worked at Portuguesa Santista. The partnership ended in 2016 when they both faced health problems and decided to retire.
Death Tata died in São Paulo at age 68, due to a lung cancer.
Honours
As player São José Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1980 Torneio Incentivo: 1981
As manager São José Copa Vale do Paraíba: 1996
As assistant manager Náutico Campeonato Pernambucano: 2001, 2002
Internacional Campeonato Gaúcho: 2003, 2005
São Caetano Campeonato Paulista: 2004
São Paulo Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2006, 2007, 2008
Fluminense Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2010
Santos Copa Libertadores: 2011 Recopa Sudamericana: 2012 Campeonato Paulista: 2011, 2012
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Tata?
Brazilian footballer
When was Tata born?
Tata was born on 3 October 1953.
When did Tata die?
Tata died on 9 February 2022.
What was Tata's occupation?
Tata was an association football coach and association football player.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Tata (footballer, born 1953)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tata. https://biography.guide/tata/
MLA: "Tata." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/tata/.
Chicago: "Tata." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/tata/.
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