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Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório

1943 - 2019

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Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (11 June 1943 – 11 March 2019), nicknamed Coutinho, was a Brazilian coach and footballer who played as a forward for Santos Futebol Clube, where he was a teammate and one of the best partners of Pelé, and became a member of the Brazil national team that won the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He is considered one of the greatest strikers in the history of Brazilian football with 368 goals in 457 matches even though he prematurely ended his football career before the age of 30 due to knee problems. His main virtues as a striker were coldness and precision in finishing, the ability to dribble in tight spaces and a keen awareness of team play, which allowed him to make several one-two passes with Pelé in the midst of opponent defenses. In Brazil, during his time as a player, he received the nickname "genius of the small area" many years before other great Brazilian striker Romario. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório is the 495th most popular soccer player (down from 353rd in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 100th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório ranks 495 out of 21,273. Before him are Masashi Watanabe, Rihei Sano, Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, Kazimierz Deyna, Michio Yasuda, and Shigemi Ishii. After him are Tomáš Rosický, Claudio Caniggia, José Santamaría, Juninho Pernambucano, Hans Schäfer, and Jan Ceulemans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório ranks 126. Before him are Michael Spence, Stanley Fischer, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Max Wright, Fouad Siniora, and Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne. After him are Shannon Lucid, John Nettles, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Ri Chun-hee, Kiyoshi Tomizawa, and Roberto Boninsegna. Among people deceased in 2019, Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório ranks 91. Before him are André Previn, Matti Nykänen, Max Wright, Dragoslav Šekularac, Valentina Cortese, and Felice Gimondi. After him are Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Mark Hollis, Vladimir Bukovsky, William Levada, Šaban Šaulić, and Paul Badura-Skoda.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório ranks 114 out of 2,236. Before him are Fernando Collor de Mello (1949), Leonardo Araújo (1969), Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939), Artur da Costa e Silva (1899), Bernardino Machado (1851), and Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921). After him are Juninho Pernambucano (1975), Osvaldo Moles (1913), Robinho (1984), Tiradentes (1746), Everaldo (1944), and Diego Costa (1988).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório ranks 50. Before him are Toninho Cerezo (1955), Pepe (1935), Deco (1977), Cláudio Taffarel (1966), Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939), and Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921). After him are Juninho Pernambucano (1975), Robinho (1984), Everaldo (1944), Diego Costa (1988), Zé Roberto (1974), and Bauer (1925).

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