Tobias (footballer, born 1949)

José Benedito Tobias (13 May 1949 – 13 July 2024), simply known as Tobias, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He died on 13 July 2024, at the age of 75.^[1]

Tobias

Personal information
Full name	José Benedito Tobias
Date of birth	(1949-05-13)13 May 1949
Place of birth	Agudos, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	13 July 2024(2024-07-13) (aged 75)
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967	Noroeste
1968–1974	Guarani		(1)
1971	→ Sport Recife (loan)
1974–1980	Corinthians	125	(0)
1979	→ Leônico (loan)
1980	Sport Recife
1980	Bangu
1981	Fluminense
1981	Bangu
1982–1983	Rio Negro-AM
1983	Campinense
1985	Paranavaí
1985	Jalesense
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 November 2023

Career

Tobias was marked in the history of Corinthians for being the starter in the 1977 Campeonato Paulista which the club won. He made a total of 125 appearances for the club.^[2][3][4][5]

Tobias scored a goal playing for Guarani, against Santa Cruz in the 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.^[6]

Honours

Corinthians

• Campeonato Paulista: 1977

Rio Negro

• Campeonato Amazonense: 1982

See also

• List of goalscoring goalkeepers
• List of goalkeepers who have scored in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A