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Tuta (footballer, born 1950)

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Tuta
Personal information
Full name João Margarido Rodrigues Alves
Date of birth (1950-08-31) 31 August 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Botucatu, Brazil
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1970 Portuguesa 15 (0)
1970 Corinthians 1 (0)
1971–1980 Ponte Preta 390 (33)
1981 Independente-SP
1981 Anapolina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024

João Margarido Rodrigues Alves (born 31 August 1950), better known as Tuta, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Career

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A winger, Tuta was trained in the Corinthians youth ranks, but in 1967, he began his professional career with Portuguesa de Desportos, aged just 17. He made 15 appearances for the club, but without scoring goals. In 1970 he returned to Corinthians but was used in just one game,[1] moving to Ponte Preta, a club for which he played throughout the 1970s, including playing against Corinthians (with Zé Maria) in the historic final of the 1977 Campeonato Paulista.[2] He also played for Independente de Limeira and Anapolina.[3][4]

Personal life

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Tuta is brother of also footballers Zé Maria and Marco Antônio, and uncle of Fernando Lázaro.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Tuta, ex-jogador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Tuta, um ponteiro que duelou com o irmão Zé Maria". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  3. ^ "TUTA: brilhou na Ponte Preta nos anos 70". Memória do Esporte (in Portuguese). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Que fim levou? Tuta (João Margarido Rodrigues Alves)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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  • Tuta at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)