Milton Queiroz da Paixão, simply known as Tita (born 1 April 1958), is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Brazil national team and played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs. After retiring, he started a managerial career.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Milton Queiroz da Paixão | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1982 | Flamengo | 78 | (22) |
| 1983 | Grêmio | 18 | (12) |
| 1983–1985 | Flamengo | 23 | (7) |
| 1985–1986 | Internacional | 17 | (7) |
| 1987 | Vasco da Gama | - | (-) |
| 1987–1988 | Bayer Leverkusen | 21 | (10) |
| 1988–1989 | Pescara | 27 | (9) |
| 1989–1990 | Vasco da Gama | 7 | (2) |
| 1990–1994 | León | 115 | (54) |
| 1994–1995 | Puebla | 21 | (8) |
| 1995–1996 | León | 42 | (27) |
| 1997–1998 | Comunicaciones | 11 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1990 | Brazil | 32 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2001 | Americano | ||
| 2002 | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
| 2002 | El Paso Patriots | ||
| 2003 | América (RJ) | ||
| 2004 | Bangu | ||
| 2005 | Caxias | ||
| 2005 | Remo | ||
| 2006 | CFZ do Rio | ||
| 2006 | Resende | ||
| 2007 | Tupi | ||
| 2007 | Macaé | ||
| 2008 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2009 | América de Natal | ||
| 2010 | Volta Redonda | ||
| 2010–2011 | León | ||
| 2012 | Necaxa | ||
| 2016 | Macaé[1] | ||
| 2016 | Macaé[2] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[4]
Playing career
He was capped 32 times for the national team, between August 1979 and May 1990, scoring six goals.[5] He played 391 games and scored 135 goals for Flamengo.[6] With Bayer Leverkusen, he won the UEFA Cup in 1988. He scored in the second leg of the final against Espanyol, one of three goals needed to equal a 3–0 deficit.
Managerial career
Tita has also managed several different clubs.[7] In 2008, he was Vasco da Gama's manager from August[8] to September.[9]
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Urawa Reds | 2001 | 2001 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 44.44 |
| Total | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 44.44 | ||
Honours
Club
- Rio State Championship: 1978, 1979, 1979 Special, 1981, 1987
- Brazilian National Championship: 1980, 1982, 1983, 1989
- Copa Libertadores: 1981, 1983
- Intercontinental Cup: 1981, 1983
- Rio Grande do Sul State Championship: 1985
- UEFA Cup: 1987–88
- Mexican League: 1992
- Guatemalan League: 1998
International
Brazil
- Copa América: 1989; runner-up: 1983
- Pan American Games Football Tournament: 1987
- FIFA World Cup – Round of 16: 1990
References
External links
- Official website
- Leverkusen who's who
- Milton Queiroz (Milton Queiroz Da Paixao) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Tita at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tita manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Tita at Sambafoot (archived)
