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Afonsinho

1914 - 1997

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Afonso Guimarães da Silva, best known as Afonsinho (born in Rio de Janeiro, March 8, 1914 – February 20, 1997), was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. During his career (1931–1946), he played for America-RJ, Flamengo, São Cristóvão and Fluminense. He won four Rio de Janeiro State Championships (1931, 1940, 1941, 1946). For the Brazilian team, he played at the 1937 South American Championship, scoring one goal, and played four matches in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Afonsinho is the 1,577th most popular soccer player (up from 1,922nd in 2019), the 342nd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 408th in 2019) and the 154th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Afonsinho ranks 1,577 out of 21,273. Before him are Franz Roth, Zoilo Saldombide, Kálmán Mészöly, Orvar Bergmark, Rafinha, and Yang Song-guk. After him are David Kipiani, John Hansen, José Augusto, Nobuko Jashima, Manuel Velázquez, and Kasper Schmeichel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Afonsinho ranks 201. Before him are Kevin McCarthy, Marcel Kint, George Volkoff, Haroun Tazieff, Dorival Caymmi, and Hans Wegner. After him are Arvīds Jansons, Viola Desmond, Jorge Bolet, Baba Amte, Alf Prøysen, and František Čapek. Among people deceased in 1997, Afonsinho ranks 148. Before him are Giorgio Strehler, Georgy Shonin, Witness Lee, Salvador Artigas, Adil Çarçani, and John Akii-Bua. After him are Heikki Savolainen, Eugene Stoner, Heikki A. Alikoski, Misael Pastrana Borrero, Robert H. Dicke, and Brian Keith.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Afonsinho ranks 342 out of 2,236. Before him are Augusto da Costa (1920), Dorival Caymmi (1914), Silvio Santos (1930), Edmundo (1971), Paulinho (1988), and Rafinha (1993). After him are Raymundo Damasceno Assis (1937), Carvalho Leite (1912), Moacir Claudino Pinto (1936), Olavo de Carvalho (1947), Rodrygo (2001), and Frei Galvão (1739).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Afonsinho ranks 154. Before him are Zé Sérgio (1957), Joel Camargo (1946), Augusto da Costa (1920), Edmundo (1971), Paulinho (1988), and Rafinha (1993). After him are Carvalho Leite (1912), Moacir Claudino Pinto (1936), Rodrygo (2001), Nelsinho Baptista (1950), Marinho Chagas (1952), and Júlio Baptista (1981).

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