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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ubiratã Silva do Espírito Santo | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Macapá, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 14 September 2020 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Macapá, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967–1970 | Reminho | ||
| 1970–1972 | Macapá | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1976 | Macapá | ||
| 1974 | → Tuna Luso (loan) | ||
| 1976–1977 | Paysandu | ||
| 1977–1979 | Remo | ||
| 1979–1982 | Internacional | ||
| 1980–1981 | → Tecos UAG (loan) | ||
| 1982 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1983 | Juventus-SP | ||
| 1984 | Novo Hamburgo | ||
| 1984 | Aimoré | ||
| 1984 | Náutico | ||
| 1985 | Remo | ||
| 1985 | Brasil de Pelotas | ||
| 1986 | Central | ||
| 1986 | Guadalajara | ||
| 1987 | Brasil de Pelotas | ||
| 1988 | Tiradentes-CE | ||
| 1988 | Remo | ||
| 1989 | Vila Nova-PA | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991 | Pinheirense | ||
| 1992 | Sport Belém | ||
| 1993 | Pinheirense | ||
| 1993 | Tuna Luso | ||
| 1994 | Paysandu | ||
| 1995 | Bragantino-PA | ||
| 1995 | Tuna Luso | ||
| 1996 | Bragantino-PA | ||
| 1998 | Sport Belém | ||
| 1999 | Castanhal | ||
| 2000 | Tuna Luso | ||
| 2002 | Remo | ||
| 2004–2005 | Amapá | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2024 | |||
Ubiratã Silva do Espírito Santo (20 May 1955 – 14 September 2020), better known as Bira Burro, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward.
Born in the state of Amapá, Aldo began his career at EC Macapá, where he was regional champion of the Amazon in 1975. Bira made history mainly playing for Clube do Remo, where he was three-time state champion, and for SC Internacional, being part of the national champion squad in 1979. He was nicknamed "burro" (English: donkey) in Pará football, due to the frequentely confusion he made during radio interviews.[1][2]
Bira is brother of the also footballer Aldo.[2]
Bira died on 14 September 2020, victim from liver cancer.[4][5]