Tiquinho (footballer, born 1956)

Tiquinho
Personal information
Full name Onofre Aluísio Batista
Date of birth (1956-01-07)7 January 1956
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 15 June 2009(2009-06-15) (aged 53)
Place of death Maracanaú, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1974–1975 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1980 Botafogo
1976 → Treze (loan)
1978–1979 → Ceará (loan)
1980 Remo
1981 Fortaleza
1982 Ceará
1982–1984 Rio Negro-AM
1985 Marília
1986 Nacional-AM
1989 Ríver
International career
1975–1976 Brazil Olympic 4 (1)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Winner 1975 Mexico City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2023

Onofre Aluísio Batista (7 January 1956 – 15 June 2009), better known as Tiquinho, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Son of the player Sabará, Tiquinho started his career at Botafogo, at a time when the club was experiencing problems with the quality of its squad. Loaned to Ceará, he became one of the main players in the 1978 title, scoring the decisive goal of the campaign. He played 139 games for the club and scored 37 goals.[1][2]

International career

Tiquinho was part of the Olympic team of Brazil in 1975, being gold medal of the 1975 Pan American Games (alongside Mexico).[3]

Honours

Brazil Olympic
Ceará
Rio Negro-AM

Death

Tiquinho died in the city of Maracanaú, Ceará, on 15 June 2009, due to problems with alcoholism.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Calendário Alvinegro: Autor do gol do título no Tetracampeonato de 1978, Tiquinho nos deixava há 13 anos". cearasc.com (in Portuguese). 15 June 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Tiquinho fez o Castelão balançar". Diário do Nordeste (in Portuguese). 2 June 2004. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 1972-1975". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Morre Tiquinho, ídolo do tetra alvinegro de 78". O Estado (in Portuguese). 16 June 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  • Tiquinho at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)