Célio Taveira Filho ‑ a Brazilian footballer who played as a striker – died in hospital in João Pessoa on 29 May 2020, aged 79, from COVID-19. At the time of his death Taveira had four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren..
Born in Santos, Taveira played for Portuguesa Santista, Ponte Preta, Jabaquara, Vasco da Gama, Nacional, Corinthians and Operário. He scored 100 goals for Vasco, being the club's 16th top goalscorer. For Nacional he scored 22 goals in the Copa Libertadores, being the 3rd highest Brazilian goalscorer in the competition. He retired at the age of 32 after injuring his collarbone in a collision with Rivelino in training.
He earned 3 caps for the Brazilian national team. He was the last player to be cut from the Brazil squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
From the late 1970s he lived in João Pessoa, Paraíba, where he worked as a businessman (running a fruit export business) and radio sports commentator.