Dadá Maravilha
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dario Jose dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1968 | Campo Grande | ||
| 1968–1972 | Atlético Mineiro | 55 | (32) |
| 1973–1974 | Flamengo | 31 | (8) |
| 1974 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1974–1975 | Sport | 26 | (12) |
| 1976–1977 | Internacional | 21 | (16) |
| 1977–1978 | Ponte Preta | 32 | (17) |
| 1978 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1979 | Paysandu | 4 | (1) |
| 1980 | Náutico | 3 | (0) |
| 1981 | Santa Cruz | 13 | (7) |
| 1981–1982 | Bahia | 14 | (8) |
| 1983 | Goiás | 20 | (4) |
| 1983–1984 | Coritiba | ||
| 1984 | Rio Negro | ||
| 1985 | Nacional de Manaus | 21 | (8) |
| 1985 | XV de Piracicaba | ||
| 1986 | Comercial de Registro | ||
| Total | 240 | (113) | |
| National team | |||
| 1970–1973 | Brazil | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Dario José dos Santos (born 4 March 1946 in Rio de Janeiro), nicknamed Dario, or Dadá Maravilha (Wonder Dadá) is a former Brazilian footballer. He played as a centre-forward, and as of 2006[update], is the third top scorer in the history of Brazilian football, trailing Pelé and Romário.
Born into poverty, Dadá began his career in 1965, playing in the youth squad of Campo Grande, a small and modest club with no great history in Rio. His style and talent caught the eye of a scout working for Atlético Mineiro, a large and very traditional club from the state of Minas Gerais, who signed him in 1968. In 1969 his prestige was so great that then Brazilian President Emílio Garrastazu Médici asked coach Mário Zagallo to call Dadá to join the national team going to the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. He was benched for most of the tournament, however. In total he was capped 6 times for Brazil between 1970 and 1973.
In 1971, Dadá helped Atlético win its first Campeonato Brasileiro title, scoring the only goal in the final match against Botafogo. He played for Atlético until 1973, when he transferred over to Flamengo. After another brief stint with Atlético, he played for Sport Club do Recife in the 1974–75 season, where he helped the team win the Pernambuco state championship.
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