Telê Santana

Brazilian footballer and manager (1931-2006)

Telê Santana (July 26, 1931 – April 21, 2006) was a former Brazilian football player and manager.

Telê Santana
Telê Santana holding a São Paulo F.C. jersey
Personal information
Full name Telê Santana da Silva
Date of birth (1931-07-26)26 July 1931
Place of birth Itabirito, Brazil
Date of death 21 April 2006(2006-04-21) (aged 74)
Place of death Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1960 Fluminense 557 (162)
1960–1962 Guarani
1963 Vasco da Gama
Teams managed
1969–1970 Fluminense
1970–1972 Atlético Mineiro
1973 São Paulo
1973–1975 Atlético Mineiro
1976 Botafogo
1976–1978 Grêmio
1979–1980 Palmeiras
1980–1982 Brazil
1983–1985 Al-Ahli
1985–1986 Brazil
1987–1988 Atlético Mineiro
1988–1989 Flamengo
1989 Fluminense
1990 Palmeiras
1990–1996 São Paulo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Managerial statistics

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Team Nation From To Record
G W D L F A GD Win %
Fluminense   Brazil 1969 1969 44 23 11 10 66 40 +26 52.27
Atlético Mineiro   Brazil 1970 1972 149 76 46 27 223 117 +105 51.01
São Paulo   Brazil 1973 1973 30 11 13 6 30 24 +6 36.67
Atlético Mineiro   Brazil 1973 1975 151 82 37 32 243 125 +118 54.3
Botafogo   Brazil 1976 1976 21 11 4 6 29 17 +12 52.38
Gremio   Brazil 1976 1978 130 79 31 20 249 86 +163 60.77
Palmeiras   Brazil 1979 1980 56 30 15 11 105 51 +54 53.57
Brazil   Brazil 2 April 1980 5 July 1982 38 29 6 3 74 25 +49 76.32
Al-Ahli   Saudi Arabia 1983 1985 52 32 14 6 74 29 +45 61.54
Brazil   Brazil 2 June 1985 21 June 1986 17 11 4 2 45 12 +33 64.71
Atlético Mineiro   Brazil 1987 1988 102 52 34 11 143 72 +71 50.98
Flamengo   Brazil 1988 1989 62 37 15 10 74 39 +45 64.71
Fluminense   Brazil 1989 1989 28 9 6 13 24 35 -11 32.14
Palmeiras   Brazil 1990 1990 47 22 12 13 54 31 +23 46.81
São Paulo   Brazil 1990 1996 391 191 114 86 603 375 +228 48.85
Total 1,318 695 362 261 2,036 1,078 +955 52.73
As of 11 July 2023

Honours

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Player honours

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Club

Managerial honours

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