José Santos Damasceno Filho (born July 13, 1970 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil), also known as Tiba, is a Mexican-Brazilian footballer.

José Damasceno
Personal information
Full name José Santos Damasceno Filho
Date of birth (1970-01-26) January 26, 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992-? Pumas ? (?)
1995–1996 Celaya 39 (6)
1996–1999 Atlante 100 (10)
1999–2002 Celaya 93 (11)
2002 Santos Laguna 9 (0)
2002–2005 Jaguares de Chiapas 76 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Born in Salvador, Bahia, Damasceno was signed by Mexican club Pumas UNAM on the recommendation of former Pumas player and native of Salvador, Evanivaldo Castro, during the 1991–92 season. Pumas loaned Damasceno to Celaya F.C. for the 1995–96 season. The following season he was sold to Atlante F.C., where he would have a strong reaction during the first round of the 1996–97 Mexican Primera División season Invierno playoffs against Toros Neza, whose players dyed their hair red and yellow.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "José Santos Damasceno Filho". Mediotiempo.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. ^ "El brasileño Tiba cuenta cómo se aterró al ver a los jugadores del Neza con el pelo pintado de amarillo y rojo" (in Spanish). Proceso. 21 December 1996. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

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