Mitotônio
Antônio Edgard da Silveira, commonly known as Mitotônio, (22 February 1916 – 1 April 1951) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a left winger for Ceará Sporting Club.[1]
Career
[edit]Born in Granja, Ceará, Mitotônio began playing club football for Fortaleza in 1938.[2] He became Ceará state championships winner with Fortaleza in 1938 while appearing sparingly.[2]
In 1941 Fortaleza's coach Valdemar Santos moved to Ceará, taking players with him including Mitotônio.[2] During Mitotônio's 10 years with Ceará, he won Ceará state championships in 1941, 1942 and 1948.[2] He was part of a Ceará team which beat Sussex Traders, a club from England which toured Brazil in 1949, 16–0.[1] In total, he scored 151 goals in 215 appearances for the club.[2]
Mitotônio also had a brief spell with Náutico in 1945, winning the Pernambuco state championship.[2]
Death
[edit]On 31 March 1951, Mitotônio scored the opening goal for Ceará in the first half of Ceará's Campeonato Cearense match against Gentilândia at Estádio Presidente Vargas before becoming ill.[2] He was sent to hospital where he was diagnosed with acute stomach congestion.[2] On 1 April, after he had returned home, he died from a stroke.[2]
In folklore, Mitotônio's death was falsely directly attributed to the fact that he had eaten panelada, a heavy dish of Ceará cuisine, for lunch before the football match.[2]
Honours
[edit]Fortaleza
- Campeonato Cearense: 1938[2]
Ceará
- Campeonato Cearense: 1941, 1942, 1948[2]
Náutico
References
[edit]- ^ a b Duarte, Alec (17 April 2025). "Mitotônio e a panelada assassina" [Mitotônio and the killer panelada]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Da idolatria de Mitotônio à panelada: craque do Vovô completaria 100 anos" [From the idolatry of Mitotônio to the panelada: Vovô's star player turns 100]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 22 February 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
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