Paraíba (footballer, born 1931)

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Paraíba
Personal information
Full name Sebastião Thomaz de Aquino
Date of birth (1931-01-20)January 20, 1931
Place of birth Ingá, Brazil
Date of death 29 May 2017(2017-05-29) (aged 86)
Place of death Recife, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1954 Santa Cruz
1955–1957 São Paulo 43 (19)
1957 Salgueiros
1957 Santa Cruz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023

Sebastião Thomaz de Aquino (20 January 1931 – 29 May 2017), mostly known as Paraíba, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Born in Paraíba, Thomaz earned his nickname at Santa Cruz, where played until being transferred to São Paulo, 1955. He also played in Portuguese football and returned to Santa Cruz, where he won his only title with the club, in 1957. Scored 105 goals for Santa Cruz.[3]

Honours[edit]

São Paulo[edit]

Santa Cruz[edit]

Personal life[edit]

After retiring, he became a civil guard. On 25 July 1966, at Guararapes International Airport in Recife, Thomaz become one of the victims of a bomb attack, which aimed to assassinate the General Artur da Costa e Silva, who would become the next president of Brazil. Thomaz, who worked at the airport and identified one of the suitcases that contained a bomb, lost one of his legs with the detonation. In total, 2 other people died and 16 people were injured.[4] It was later discovered that the left-wing group "Ação Popular" was responsible for the attack.[5]

Death[edit]

Thomaz passed away on May 29, 2017, in Recife.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Que fim levou? Paraíba". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Homenagem: Paraíba, "O Canhão do Arruda"". Arquivo Coral (in Portuguese). 2 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ^ "O silêncio do Canhão do Arruda". Folha de PE (in Portuguese). 31 May 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  5. ^ Ancelmo Gois (30 May 2017). "Ex-jogador que morreu ontem ficou famoso ao perder a perna em atentado terrorista". O Globo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Discreto: Bolsonaro veio ao Recife para o enterro de Sebastião Tomaz Aquino". Folha de PE (in Portuguese). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

External links[edit]

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