SOCCER PLAYER

Dondinho

1917 - 1996

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João Ramos do Nascimento (2 October 1917 – 16 November 1996), nicknamed Dondinho, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a centre forward. He was the father, mentor and trainer of Pelé. During his own playing career, Dondinho played for a number of clubs, including Atlético Mineiro. He became known as "Maleável" due to his ability to score headers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dondinho is the 1,009th most popular soccer player (down from 639th in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from Brazil (down from 150th in 2019) and the 95th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Dondinho ranks 1,009 out of 21,273. Before him are Ian St John, Jerzy Dudek, Mário Jardel, Dick Nanninga, Cristian Chivu, and Marc Overmars. After him are Ion Andoni Goikoetxea, Viktor Ponedelnik, Daniel Bertoni, Mitsuo Kato, Jack Charlton, and Ángel Bossio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Dondinho ranks 138. Before him are Shams Pahlavi, Vasily Petrov, Adam Malik, Kirk Kerkorian, Semyon Kurkotkin, and Brad Dexter. After him are Luigi Poggi, Earl Cameron, Katharine Graham, Celeste Holm, Đỗ Mười, and Han Suyin. Among people deceased in 1996, Dondinho ranks 109. Before him are Haing S. Ngor, Alejandro Agustín Lanusse, Zeki Müren, Leo Joseph Suenens, Shams Pahlavi, and Bartel Leendert van der Waerden. After him are Gerry Mulligan, Margaux Hemingway, Petro Shelest, Karl Rappan, Pierre Grimal, and Don Simpson.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Dondinho ranks 221 out of 2,236. Before him are Daishiro Yoshimura (1947), Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior (1959), Gisele Bündchen (1980), Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain (1811), Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803), and Mário Jardel (1973). After him are Serginho (1971), Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836), Nilo Peçanha (1867), Vinícius Júnior (2000), Alexandre Pato (1989), and Manga (1937).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Dondinho ranks 95. Before him are David Luiz (1987), Moderato Wisintainer (1902), Waldemar de Brito (1913), Daishiro Yoshimura (1947), Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior (1959), and Mário Jardel (1973). After him are Serginho (1971), Vinícius Júnior (2000), Alexandre Pato (1989), Manga (1937), Domingos da Guia (1912), and Preguinho (1905).

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