Tiquinho (footballer, born 1956)

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

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

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

• Pan American Games: 1975
• CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament: 1976

Ceará

• Campeonato Cearense: 1978

Rio Negro-AM

• Campeonato Amazonense: 1982

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.

External links

• Tiquinho at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)