SOCCER PLAYER

Augusto da Costa

1920 - 2004

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Augusto da Costa (22 October 1920 – 1 March 2004), sometimes known as just Augusto, was a Brazilian footballer who played for the Brazil national football team. He captained the Brazil team to the 1950 FIFA World Cup final leading them to become the runners-up of the tournament after losing to Uruguay. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. He started his career in 1936, with São Cristóvão, leaving the club in 1944. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Augusto da Costa is the 1,552nd most popular soccer player (up from 1,572nd in 2019), the 336th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 351st in 2019) and the 150th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Augusto da Costa ranks 1,552 out of 21,273. Before her are Ramaz Shengelia, Brahim Díaz, Joel Camargo, Roberto De Zerbi, Ferenc Hirzer, and Lakhdar Belloumi. After her are Yoshinori Shigematsu, Soh Chin Ann, Ciriaco Errasti, Mick Jones, Vlatko Marković, and Kembo Uba Kembo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Augusto da Costa ranks 216. Before her are Milton George Henschel, Christopher Robin Milne, Lygia Clark, Yusef Lateef, Françoise d'Eaubonne, and Koichi Tohei. After her are Camillo Felgen, Willie Watson, Pierre Poujade, Rudolf Kárpáti, Anna Langfus, and Gerda Lerner. Among people deceased in 2004, Augusto da Costa ranks 151. Before her are Christer Pettersson, Rogelio Domínguez, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Ivan Hlinka, Ryszard Kukliński, Carlo Rustichelli, and Bryce DeWitt. After her are Xenophon Zolotas, Rick James, Eric Sturgess, Barney Kessel, and Dimebag Darrell.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Augusto da Costa ranks 336 out of 2,236. Before her are Éder Jofre (1936), Diane, Duchess of Württemberg (1940), Jair Marinho (1936), Zé Sérgio (1957), José Alencar (1931), and Joel Camargo (1946). After her are Dorival Caymmi (1914), Silvio Santos (1930), Edmundo (1971), Paulinho (1988), Rafinha (1993), and Afonsinho (1914).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Augusto da Costa ranks 150. Before her are Gilberto Silva (1976), Danilo Alvim (1920), Valdo Filho (1964), Jair Marinho (1936), Zé Sérgio (1957), and Joel Camargo (1946). After her are Edmundo (1971), Paulinho (1988), Rafinha (1993), Afonsinho (1914), Carvalho Leite (1912), and Moacir Claudino Pinto (1936).

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