SOCCER PLAYER

Chicão

1949 - 2008

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Francisco Jezuíno Avanzi (30 January 1949 – 8 October 2008), best known as Chicão, was a Brazilian association football player in defensive midfielder role. He was born in Piracicaba, São Paulo State. In his career (1968–1985) he played for several clubs: XV de Piracicaba, União Barbarense, São Bento, Ponte Preta, São Paulo FC, Atlético Mineiro, Santos FC, Londrina, Corinthians Presidente Prudente, Botafogo-SP and Mogi Mirim. He won one São Paulo State League (1975), one Brazilian League (1977) and one Minas Gerais State League (1980). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Chicão is the 6,330th most popular soccer player (down from 5,195th in 2024), the 910th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 820th in 2019) and the 492nd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Chicão ranks 6,330 out of 21,273. Before him are João Neves, Iker Muniain, Noboru Kohara, Éric Di Meco, Rie Yamaki, and Ruslan Rotan. After him are Simone Barone, Osvaldo Castro, Diego Contento, Vitālijs Astafjevs, Thomas Kahlenberg, and Salvador Cabañas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Chicão ranks 713. Before him are Tapio Kantanen, Ronald M. Evans, Janusz Pyciak-Peciak, Yuri Balashov, Arturo Vázquez, and Bernd Nickel. After him are Henry Puna, Sean Chen, Zbigniew Wassermann, Anuradha Koirala, Khil Raj Regmi, and Natalya Lebedeva. Among people deceased in 2008, Chicão ranks 368. Before him are Jaime Gómez, Ramiro Navarro, Christian Brando, El Kazovsky, Yodrak Salakjai, and Ruslana Korshunova. After him are Nirmala Deshpande, George MacDonald Fraser, Vlado Taneski, Choi Yo-sam, Studs Terkel, and Alexander Courage.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Chicão ranks 910 out of 2,236. Before him are Cris (1977), Lateef Crowder dos Santos (1977), Dedé (1978), Mauro Galvão (1961), Fábio Assunção (1971), and Ana Beatriz Barros (1982). After him are Claudinho (1967), Gabriel Barbosa (1996), Edivaldo Hermoza (1985), Doriva (1972), Tarso Marques (1976), and Rafael Tolói (1990).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Chicão ranks 492. Before him are André Santos (1983), Bruno (1989), Felipe Anderson (1993), Cris (1977), Dedé (1978), and Mauro Galvão (1961). After him are Claudinho (1967), Gabriel Barbosa (1996), Edivaldo Hermoza (1985), Doriva (1972), Rafael Tolói (1990), and Zé Elias (1976).

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