Antônio Benedito da Silva (born March 23, 1965), nicknamed Toninho, is a former Brazilian

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player who played for Portuguesa (Brazil), Guarani (Brazil), Yomiuri (Japan),

Shimizu S-Pulse is a Japanese professional association football, football club located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka (city), Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. S-Pulse is going to compete in the J1 League for the 2025 Season, after winning promotio ...

(Japan),

Urawa Red Diamonds The or simply Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ, ''Urawa Rezzu''), also known as Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club from April 1992 to January 1996, are a professional association football, football club in the city of Saitama (city), Saitama, part of t ...

(Japan) and

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama ( , ; – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and nobleman who was the Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India, first European to reach India by sea. Da Gama's first voyage (1497–1499) was the first to link ...

(Brazil). He played for the Brazil national team one time.

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Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF), ...

Top Scorer: 1989 with 12 goals *

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Top Scorer: 1991-92 with 18 goals in 22 games *

Best Eleven: 1991-92

Trivia

* His younger brother is

Sonny Anderson Anderson da Silva (born 19 September 1970), better known as Sonny Anderson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer at the club level, he was best known for his spells with Lyon, Monaco (he p ...

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* * * 1965 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers São Paulo state football team players Japan Soccer League players J1 League players Tokyo Verdy players Shimizu S-Pulse players Urawa Red Diamonds players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Guarani FC players CR Vasco da Gama players Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Men's association football forwards Brazil men's international footballers 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan {{Brazil-footy-forward-1960s-stub