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Dida

1934 - 2002

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Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa (16 March 1934 – 17 September 2002), better known as Dida, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder. Following his retirement, he remained with Flamengo, working for two decades with the club's youth teams. On 17 September 2002, he died of cancer in a Rio de Janeiro hospital, at the age of 68. Dida is the 2nd high scorer in Flamengo's history with 244 goals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dida is the 1,412th most popular soccer player (down from 750th in 2019), the 290th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 176th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Dida ranks 1,412 out of 21,273. Before him are Al-Saadi Gaddafi, Darijo Srna, Ray Clemence, Gilmar Rinaldi, Mustafa Denizli, and Claudio Bravo. After him are George Kobayashi, Arne Brustad, Josef Hügi, William Foulke, Mitsuo Watanabe, and André Vandewyer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Dida ranks 220. Before him are Lau Kar-leung, Gino Paoli, Stefan Abadzhiev, Zilda Arns, Vladimir Posner, and Savely Kramarov. After him are Vicar, Gyoji Matsumoto, Ronald Harwood, Juraj Herz, Aram Tigran, and Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab. Among people deceased in 2002, Dida ranks 140. Before him are David Riesman, Leo McKern, Eddie Bracken, Vlastimil Brodský, Mamo Wolde, and Nikolay Rukavishnikov. After him are André Clot, Pat Flaherty, Lolita Torres, Xavier Montsalvatge, Herb Ritts, and Héctor Trujillo.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Dida ranks 290 out of 2,236. Before him are Lampião (1897), Tim (1915), Tony Ramos (1948), Philippe Coutinho (1992), Egberto Gismonti (1947), and Gilmar Rinaldi (1959). After him are George Kobayashi (1947), Regina Duarte (1947), Maxwell (1981), Anderson (1988), Geraldo Majella Agnelo (1933), and Agostinho Fortes Filho (1901).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Dida ranks 132. Before him are Felipe Melo (1983), Márcio Amoroso (1974), Oreco (1932), Tim (1915), Philippe Coutinho (1992), and Gilmar Rinaldi (1959). After him are George Kobayashi (1947), Maxwell (1981), Anderson (1988), Agostinho Fortes Filho (1901), Roberto Miranda (1944), and Alfredo II (1920).

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