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Alemão

1961 - Today

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Ricardo Rogério de Brito, better known by his nickname Alemão (born November 22, 1961), is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. His nickname means German in the Portuguese language. A tenacious and physical yet technically gifted player, Alemão was a strong, consistent, hard-working, and versatile midfielder, who excelled in a holding role as either a defensive midfielder or deep-lying playmaker, due to his tactical intelligence, energy, tackling, and his ability to read the game, as well as his capacity to start attacking plays after winning back possession. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alemão is the 2,314th most popular soccer player (down from 1,455th in 2019), the 460th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 322nd in 2019) and the 229th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Alemão ranks 2,314 out of 21,273. Before him are Friedel Lutz, Willy Caballero, Lorenzo Serra Ferrer, İlhan Mansız, Alberto Chividini, and José Tapia. After him are Pita, Héctor Núñez, Imrich Stacho, Galimzyan Khusainov, Anatoliy Demyanenko, and Leandro Remondini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Alemão ranks 209. Before him are Michel Martelly, Māris Kučinskis, Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Saskia Esken, Todd Haynes, and Daniele Gatti. After him are Athanasius Schneider, Steve McMahon, Denis Lavant, Martina Gedeck, Mariel Hemingway, and Yuji Sugano.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Alemão ranks 460 out of 2,236. Before him are Nelson Prudêncio (1944), Éder Militão (1998), Leivinha (1949), Rafinha (1985), Douglas Costa (1990), and Jorginho Putinatti (1959). After him are Pita (1958), Sonny Anderson (1970), Grafite (1979), Clodovil Hernandes (1937), Anita Malfatti (1889), and Edu Marangon (1963).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Alemão ranks 229. Before him are Alfredo Brilhante da Costa (1904), Éder Militão (1998), Leivinha (1949), Rafinha (1985), Douglas Costa (1990), and Jorginho Putinatti (1959). After him are Pita (1958), Sonny Anderson (1970), Grafite (1979), Edu Marangon (1963), Paulo Sérgio (1969), and Joel Antônio Martins (1931).

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