Tato (footballer, born 1961)

Tato
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Araújo Prestes
Date of birth (1961-03-17)17 March 1961
Place of birth Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Date of death 27 January 2026(2026-01-27) (aged 64)
Place of death Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Winger
Youth career
–1979 Coritiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 Coritiba
1981–1982 Internacional
1982 Goiânia
1983–1988 Fluminense 242 (18)
1989 Elche 4 (0)
1989–1990 Vasco da Gama
1991 Sport Recife
1992 Santos
1992 Grêmio
1993 Coritiba
International career
1984–1985 Brazil 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Alberto Araújo Prestes (17 March 1961 – 27 January 2026), better known as Tato, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a winger.

Career

Tato started his career at Coritiba, but stood out playing mainly for Fluminense. With them he won the Campeonato Carioca three years running between 1983 and 1985 and he was also national champion and Silver Ball winner in 1984.[1][2][3] During this period he played for the Brazil national team on three occasions, including a defeat to England at the Maracanã Stadium.[3] He moved to Elche in Spain in 1989 but returned the same year where he became Brazilian champion again with Vasco da Gama.[3][4][5] He retired in 1993.[3]

Death

Tato died from esophageal cancer on 27 January 2026, at the age of 64.[6]

Honours

Fluminense

Vasco da Gama

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Bola de Prata Placar 1984". Placar (in Portuguese). 7 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 October 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Tato comemora 60 anos". Fluminense FC (in Portuguese). 17 March 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Radnedge, Keir; Evans, Jamie (March 2026). "Obituaries". World Soccer. p. 21.
  4. ↑ "Saiba por onde anda Tato, ponta esquerda do Vasco campeão em 89". SuperVasco (in Portuguese). 20 June 2008. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Que fim levou? Tato (Ex-ponta do Fluminense, Inter e Vasco)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Luto! Campeão brasileiro pelo Fluminense morre aos 64 anos". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 27 January 2026.
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