About Tião
Born 1918. Tião is a Brazilian association football player.
Sebastião Silva (7 October 1918 – ?), better known as Tião, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Born in Bom Sucesso, Minas Gerais, Tião played for only two clubs in his career: for Atlético Mineiro, where he was state champion four times, top scorer in the state in 1942 and made 106 appearances with 49 goals, and for Flamengo, where he was champion twice and made 153 appearances, scoring 58 goals. Little is known about his life after his football career.
Honours
Atlético Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro: 1941, 1942, 1947, 1949
Flamengo Campeonato Carioca: 1943, 1944
Individual 1942 Campeonato Mineiro top scorer: 12 goals
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Important facts
People in Tião's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Related people
Same field, nearest in time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Tião's
Frequently asked questions
Who is Tião?
Brazilian footballer
When was Tião born?
Tião was born on 7 October 1918.
What is Tião's occupation?
Tião is an association football player.
What nationality is Tião?
Tião is Brazilian.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Tião (footballer, born 1918)
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tião. https://biography.guide/tiao/
MLA: "Tião." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/tiao/.
Chicago: "Tião." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/tiao/.
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