Antônio Dias dos Santos

Antônio Dias dos Santos, best known as Toninho (born in Vera Cruz, Bahia State, Brazil, June 7, 1948 – died December 8, 1999) was an association footballer in defender role.

In career (1968–1982) played for clubs São Cristovão-BA, Galícia, Fluminense, Flamengo, Bangu and in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ahli. He won five Campeonato Carioca (1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979) and one Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1980.

For the Brazil national football team he played 26 international matches and scored 3 goals from April 1976 to October 1979, without scoring goals, and participated at 1978 FIFA World Cup. He died at only 51 years old.

Brazil squad – 1976 Taça do Atlântico Winners (3rd title)  Amaral  Chicão  Eneas  Exorcista  Falcão  Flecha  Fuscao  Geraldo  Getúlio  Gil  Jaime  Jairo  Joãozinho  Lula  Marco Antônio  Marinho Chagas  Miguel  Neca  Nelinho  Orlando  Palhinha  Rivellino  Roberto Dinamite  Toninho  Waldir Peres  Zico Coach: Brandão

Brazil squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup Third Place 1 Leão 2 Toninho 3 Oscar 4 Amaral 5 Toninho Cerezo 6 Edinho 7 Zé Sérgio 8 Zico 9 Reinaldo 10 Rivellino (c) 11 Dirceu 12 Carlos 13 Nelinho 14 Abel 15 Polozzi 16 Rodrigues Neto 17 Batista 18 Gil 19 Jorge Mendonça 20 Roberto Dinamite 21 Chicão 22 Waldir Peres Coach: Coutinho

Brazil squad – 1979 Copa América Third Place 1 Leão 2 Toninho 3 Amaral 4 Edinho 5 Carpegiani 6 Marco Antônio 7 Tita 8 Falcão 9 Sócrates 10 Palhinha 11 Zé Sérgio 12 Carlos 13 Nelinho 14 Rondinelli 15 Pintinho 16 Pedrinho 17 Jair Gonçalves 18 Chicão 19 Juary 20 Zenon 21 Zezé 22 João Leite Coach: Coutinho