| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antônio Parada Neto | ||
| Date of birth | (1939-02-20)20 February 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Araraquara, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 21 November 2018(2018-11-21) (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ferroviária | |||
| 1956 | Ypiranga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1960 | Palmeiras | 71 | (19) |
| 1961–1962 | Ferroviária | ||
| 1963–1966 | Bangu | ||
| 1966–1967 | Botafogo | ||
| 1967 | Guarani | ||
| 1967 | Bangu | ||
| 1968 | Corinthians | 3 | (1) |
| 1968 | Botafogo | ||
| 1969 | Bangu | ||
| 1970 | Fast Clube | ||
| 1971–1975 | Rio Negro-AM | ||
| International career | |||
| 1966 | Brazil | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 January 2024 | |||
Antônio Parada Neto (20 February 1939 – 21 November 2018), better known asParada, was a Brazilian professionalfootballer who played as aforward.
Parada began his career with Ferroviária youth team, but moved to São Paulo with his father, where he began to stand out in amateur matches. He arrived at the age of 17 at SE Palmeiras, a club where he made 71 appearances and was state champion in 1959.[1] Still in 1959, he formed an attacking partnership withPelé in the Brazilian military team.
He returned to his hometown and Ferroviária in 1961 and played there for two seasons. In 1963, he was hired by Bangu AC where he remained until the beginning of 1966, when he was acquired by Botafogo for 150 millioncruzeiros. At Botafogo he was champion of the 1966 Rio-São Paulo Tournament, where he was also the top scorer, the 1968 state tournament, in addition to the Caranza Tournament, held in Argentina.[2] Parada was also called up to the Brazil national team in 1966, which was carrying out tests to define the team that would go to the1966 FIFA World Cup.[3] He ended his career during the 70s inAmazonas football.[4]
Parada died at his home, inBom Retiro, São Paulo, at the age of 79.[5]