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{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1949)}}
{{other people}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|Tavares|de Santana}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Clodoaldo
| image = Clodoaldo_1970.jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Clodoaldo in 1970
| fullname = Clodoaldo Tavares de Santana
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|9|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Aracaju]], Brazil
| height = 1.74 m
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| years1 = 1966–1979
| clubs1 = [[Santos FC|Santos]]
| caps1 = 510
| goals1 = 13
| years2 = 1980
| clubs2 = [[Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993)|Tampa Bay Rowdies]]
| caps2 = 43
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 1981
| clubs3 = [[Nacional Futebol Clube|Nacional]]
| caps3 = 56
| goals3 = 17
| nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 1969–1974
| nationalcaps1 = 38
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{BRA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 Mexico]]|}}
| managerclubs1 = [[Santos FC|Santos]]
| manageryears1 = 1982
| manageryears2 = 2010
| managerclubs2 = [[East Timor national football team|East Timor]]
}}

'''Clodoaldo Tavares de Santana''', better known as '''Clodoaldo''' ({{IPA|pt-BR|klodoˈawdu|lang}}; born 25 September 1949), is a [[Brazilian people|Brazilian]] former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder|defensive midfielder]].<ref name=bt>{{cite web|url=http://www.freewebs.com/beautifulteam/clodoaldo.htm|title=A Celebration Of Brazil 1970: The Finest Football Team Of All Time|work=The Beautiful Team|accessdate=25 August 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722100113/http://www.freewebs.com/beautifulteam/clodoaldo.htm|archivedate=22 July 2013}}</ref>

==Club career==
Clodoaldo spent most of his career at [[Santos FC|Santos]], with whom he had won five [[Campeonato Paulista]], as well as a [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]] and the [[1968 Intercontinental Supercup]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Memória |first=Centro de |date=2022-09-25 |title=Clodoaldo Tavares Santana, um dos mais ferrenhos jogadores do Santos |url=https://www.santosfc.com.br/clodoaldo-tavares-santana-um-dos-mais-ferrenhos-jogadores-do-santos/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418215017/https://www.santosfc.com.br/clodoaldo-tavares-santana-um-dos-mais-ferrenhos-jogadores-do-santos/ |archive-date=2023-04-18 |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=Santos Futebol Clube |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

He suffered a career-threatening knee injury when he was 29 years old,<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Luz |first=Nagila |date=2015-06-17 |title=Clodoaldo, um volante de alma alvinegra que fez história na seleção |url=https://www.torcedores.com/noticias/2015/06/clodoaldo-um-volante-de-alma-alvinegra-que-fez-historia-na-selecao |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104173014/http://torcedores.com/noticias/2015/06/clodoaldo-um-volante-de-alma-alvinegra-que-fez-historia-na-selecao |archive-date=2016-11-04 |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=Torcedores - Notícias Esportivas |language=pt-BR}}</ref> and as a result, he left Santos in 1979 to join [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|NASL]] team [[Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–93)|Tampa Bay Rowdies]]. He returned to Brazil after a single season in the [[United States]], joining [[Nacional Futebol Clube|Nacional-AM]].<ref name=":14"/><ref name="nft">{{NFT player|id=19117|accessdate=}}</ref>

== International career ==
Clodoaldo was capped 38 times with [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] between 1969 and 1974.<ref name="nft" /> He was part of the Brazil squad that won the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]], and scored the equalising goal in the semi-final against Uruguay. He then memorably contributed to the famous goal by [[Carlos Alberto Torres]] against Italy in the final by dribbling past four of the opposition's players in his own half.<ref name="bt" />

== Managerial career ==
Clodoaldo briefly coached Santos after he retired in 1982.<ref name=":0" /> In 2010, he became the manager of the [[East Timor national football team|East Timor national team]], but left the position after three matches due family reasons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TÉCNICOS BRASILEIROS QUE ATUARAM EM SELEÇÕES ESTRANGEIRAS |url=https://rsssfbrasil.com/miscellaneous/tecnestr.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621183213/http://rsssfbrasil.com/miscellaneous/tecnestr.htm |archive-date=2019-06-21 |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=rsssfbrasil.com |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Club===
'''[[Santos Futebol Clube|Santos]]'''
* [[Campeonato Paulista]]: [[1967 Campeonato Paulista|1967]], [[1968 Campeonato Paulista|1968]], [[1969 Campeonato Paulista|1969]], [[1973 Campeonato Paulista|1973]], [[1978 Campeonato Paulista|1978]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]]: [[1968 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa)|1968]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Intercontinental Champions' Supercup]]: [[1968 Intercontinental Supercup|1968]]<ref name=":0" />

'''Nacional'''
* [[Campeonato Amazonense]]: 1981

===International===
'''[[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]'''
* [[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
* [[Roca Cup]]: 1971<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-09 |title=Em 1971, dois empates e título dividido entre Brasil e Argentina |url=https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/noticias/selecao-masculina/em-1971-dois-empates-e-titulo-dividido-entre-brasil-e-argentina |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302222235/https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/noticias/selecao-masculina/em-1971-dois-empates-e-titulo-dividido-entre-brasil-e-argentina |archive-date=2024-03-02 |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Confederação Brasileira de Futebol |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Brazil squad 1970 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Timor-Leste national football team managers}}

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[[Category:1949 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Brazilian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:1970 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:FIFA World Cup–winning players]]
[[Category:São Paulo state football team players]]
[[Category:Santos FC players]]
[[Category:Nacional Futebol Clube players]]
[[Category:Brazil men's international footballers]]
[[Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players]]
[[Category:Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]
[[Category:Brazilian football managers]]
[[Category:Santos FC managers]]
[[Category:Timor-Leste national football team managers]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:20th-century Brazilian sportsmen]]


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