Chico Formiga

Club Born in Araxá, Minas Gerais, Formiga joined Santos' youth setup in May 1950, but made his first team debut in the month after being promoted to the main squad by manager Artigas. Formiga became a starter at Peixe in the 1952 season, winning the Campeonato Paulista twice for the club in 1955 and 1956. In the start of the 1957 season, he moved to Palmeiras for a fee of ₢$2 million plus the transfers of Laércio and Jair Rosa Pinto. He was initially called up to the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but had to withdraw due to an injury. ==Managerial career==

Shortly after retiring, Formiga remained at Santos to work in the club's youth categories. He took over the first team for the first time in 1978, winning the year's Paulistão, which ended only in 1979. He was subsequently in charge of Corinthians, Cruzeiro, Portuguesa, Santo André, Catanduvense, Goiás and América Mineiro in his home country, aside from a period at Mexico's Universidad Guadalajara in 1990 and Japan's Oita Trinita in 1998. In 2001, after being in charge of Palestra de São Bernardo in the previous campaign, Formiga returned to Peixe as a youth football coordinator. He left the club after a change in the organization chart. ==Death==

Formiga died on 22 May 2012, aged 81, due to a heart attack. ==Career statistics==

Player Santos • Campeonato Paulista: 1955, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962 • Taça Brasil: 1961, 1962 • Copa Libertadores: 1962, 1963 • Intercontinental Cup: 1962, 1963 Manager Santos • Campeonato Paulista: 1978 São Paulo • Campeonato Paulista: 1981 ==References==