Brazilian footballer and coach
Elba de Pádua Lima (20 February 1915 – 7 July 1984), best known by the nicknameTim, was aBrazilianfootballer and coach.
Tim was born inRifaina, São Paulo. During his career, which spanned from 1931 to 1951, he played for BrazilianclubsBotafogo-SP,Portuguesa Santista,Fluminense,[1] andOlaria;[2] he won fiveRio de Janeiro State Tournaments (1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941). He retired inColombia withAtlético Junior ofBarranquilla.[3] He was also a member of theBrazil national team, at the1938 FIFA World Cup, playing one match againstCzechoslovakia, and at theSouth American Championship 1942, where he scored one goal.
44 years after participating in the World Cup as a player, Tim was the manager of thePeru national football team at the1982 World Cup, in what is the longest interval ever between an individual's World Cup participations, and the longest World Cup career overall.[4] Two years after the 1982 World Cup, he died inRio de Janeiro at the age of 69.He coachedBangu.[5] In 1968, he wasPrimera División Argentina champion withSan Lorenzo de Almagro.
- Fluminense
- Fluminense
- Bangu
- San Lorenzo
- Vasco da Gama
- Coritiba
- Tim at Sambafoot (archived)
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