[1][2][3] Antenor began his career with Atlético's youth, and promoted, he was part of the state champion squad in 1970 and the Brazilian squad in 1971.
He was loaned to América and returned in 1973, when he had problems with coach Telê Santana after purchasing a Volkswagen Beetle.
Antenor was traded to Nacional de Manaus where he played from 1974 to 1976, and in 1977, he was signed by São Paulo.
He was champion in 1977 against the club that revealed him, even cutting ties for a brief period with his mother, an Atlético Mineiro fan, after the title.
[4] Antenor became an education teacher in the city of Sarzedo, Minas Gerais.