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Denílson Custódio Machado

1943 - 2024

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Denílson Custódio Machado (28 March 1943 – 1 October 2024), best known as Denílson, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. He played his entire career (1962–1974) at Fluminense, and won four Rio de Janeiro State Championships (1964, 1969, 1971, 1973), and three Guanabara Rio Cups (1966, 1969, 1971). At the international level, he made nine appearances for the Brazil national team, scoring one goal, and participated at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, making two appearances against Bulgaria and Portugal. He was known as the 'king of step-overs'. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Denílson Custódio Machado is the 2,022nd most popular soccer player (up from 5,092nd in 2019), the 423rd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 807th in 2019) and the 204th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Denílson Custódio Machado ranks 2,022 out of 21,273. Before him are Marquinhos, Gösta Dunker, Christophe Dugarry, Franz Wagner, Károly Sándor, and Riyad Mahrez. After him are José de Anchieta Fontana, Henk Groot, Bruno Chizzo, João Félix, Erich Srbek, and Roger Vonlanthen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Denílson Custódio Machado ranks 377. Before him are Joe Haldeman, Charles P. Thacker, John Bryson, Emile Ardolino, Héctor Chumpitaz, and Andrea True. After him are Milan Nenadić, Johnny Hansen, Arturo Ripstein, Mick Jackson, Sanmao, and Oliver North. Among people deceased in 2024, Denílson Custódio Machado ranks 281. Before him are Shuntarō Tanikawa, John Haglelgam, Edna O'Brien, Frank Auerbach, Paul Morrissey, and Gisela Birkemeyer. After him are Michael Verhoeven, Rosie Reyes, Lou Donaldson, Milan Nenadić, Bernard Pivot, and Luis Ayala.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Denílson Custódio Machado ranks 423 out of 2,236. Before him are Júlio César (1963), Ivan Lins (1945), Jorginho (1991), José Perácio (1917), Carlos Renato Frederico (1957), and Marquinhos (1994). After him are José de Anchieta Fontana (1940), Lisa Ono (1962), Sérgio da Rocha (1959), Edu (1949), Roberto de Assis Moreira (1971), and Jaime Lerner (1937).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Denílson Custódio Machado ranks 204. Before him are Araken Patusca (1905), Júlio César (1963), Jorginho (1991), José Perácio (1917), Carlos Renato Frederico (1957), and Marquinhos (1994). After him are José de Anchieta Fontana (1940), Edu (1949), Roberto de Assis Moreira (1971), Waldir Peres (1951), Jurandir de Freitas (1940), and Silas Pereira (1965).

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