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Bita (footballer)

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Bita
Personal information
Full name Silvio Lasso Lassalvia
Date of birth (1942-08-11)11 August 1942
Place of birth Recife, Brazil
Date of death 27 October 1992(1992-10-27) (aged 50)
Place of death Recife, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1958–1962 Náutico
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1966 Náutico
1967 Nacional (URU)
1967–1968 Náutico
1969–1972 Santa Cruz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2024

Silvio Lasso Lassalvia (11 August 1942 – 27 October 1992), better known as Bita, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

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Revealed by Náutico in 1962, Bita is considered the main player in the club's history, where he was six times state champion, top scorer three times in the Taça Brasil, and scoring 223 goals in 319 matches for the club.[1] He had a quick spell at Nacional in 1967, and played for Santa Cruz from 1969 to 1972, being state champion in all these years again.

Bita received the nickname "The Rifleman",[2] and was compared to Pelé and Ademir da Guia as one of the main players in Brazilian football in the 1960s.[3] Despite this, he never played for the Brazilian team.[4]

Personal life

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Son of Italian Tommaso Lasalvia, Bita is the brother of midfielder Nado, with whom he played together at Náutico and later played for Vasco da Gama.[2][4]

Honours

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Náutico
Santa Cruz
Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Bita ganha com sobra eleição entre ídolos do Náutico; relembre imagens do Hexa" (in Portuguese). 26 March 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Bita… o Homem do Rifle". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 2 February 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "O dia em que o Náutico de Bita superou o Santos de Pelé". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Que fim levou? Bita (Ex-centroavante do Náutico)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Pernambuco State Championship – List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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  • Bita at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)