SOCCER PLAYER

Alfredo Brilhante da Costa

1904 - 1980

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Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, best known as Brilhante (5 November 1904 – 8 June 1980) was a Brazilian football central defender. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. During his career (1924–1933), he played in Bangu and in Vasco da Gama. He won the Rio de Janeiro State Championship in 1924 and 1929. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfredo Brilhante da Costa is the 2,248th most popular soccer player (up from 3,031st in 2019), the 453rd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 579th in 2019) and the 223rd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Alfredo Brilhante da Costa ranks 2,248 out of 21,273Before him are Axel Witsel, Julio Olarticoechea, Aleksandr Mostovoi, Sam Allardyce, Rui Patrício, and Bernard Genghini. After him are Naoki Matsushita, Ricardo Gareca, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Hendrik Isemborghs, Fabián Ruiz, and Pedro Zaballa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Alfredo Brilhante da Costa ranks 215Before him are Kenneth Bainbridge, Ladislav Ženíšek, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Sven Thofelt, Gavriil Popov, and Richard Addinsell. After him are Alexander Gerschenkron, Fernando Lopez, Cecil Day-Lewis, Bozorg Alavi, Alger Hiss, and Valentín González. Among people deceased in 1980, Alfredo Brilhante da Costa ranks 186Before him are Gerhard von Schwerin, Lado Gudiashvili, Boris Kaufman, Arend Heyting, Egon Pearson, and Simonne Mathieu. After him are Frank Wykoff, Gaetano Belloni, George Pal, Juan García Oliver, Heikki Liimatainen, and Jijé.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Alfredo Brilhante da Costa ranks 453 out of 2,236Before him are Kevin Kurányi (1982), Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1928), Filipe Luís (1985), Ricardo Gomes (1964), Júlio Prestes (1882), and Romeu Pellicciari (1911). After him are Luiz Bueno (1937), Nelson Prudêncio (1944), Éder Militão (1998), Leivinha (1949), Rafinha (1985), and Douglas Costa (1990).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Alfredo Brilhante da Costa ranks 223Before him are Fred (1983), Baltazar (1926), Kevin Kurányi (1982), Filipe Luís (1985), Ricardo Gomes (1964), and Romeu Pellicciari (1911). After him are Éder Militão (1998), Leivinha (1949), Rafinha (1985), Douglas Costa (1990), Jorginho Putinatti (1959), and Alemão (1961).