Carlos Alberto Araújo Prestes (17 March 1961 – 27 January 2026), better known as Tato, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a winger.
Career Tato started his career at Coritiba, but stood out playing mainly for Fluminense. With them he won the Campeonato Carioca three years running between 1983 and 1985 and he was also national champion and Silver Ball winner in 1984. During this period he played for the Brazil national team on three occasions, including a defeat to England at the Maracanã Stadium. He moved to Elche in Spain in 1989 but returned the same year where he became Brazilian champion again with Vasco da Gama. He retired in 1993.
Death Tato died from esophageal cancer on 27 January 2026, at the age of 64.
Honours Fluminense Campeonato Brasileiro: 1984 Campeonato Carioca: 1983, 1984, 1985 Taça Guanabara: 1983, 1985 Tournoi de Paris: 1987 Kirin Cup Soccer: 1987
Vasco da Gama Campeonato Brasileiro: 1989
Individual 1984 Bola de Prata
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