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Doriva

1972 - Today

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Dorival Guidoni Júnior (born 28 May 1972), known simply as Doriva, is a Brazilian football coach and retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. From 2003 until 2006, he played for English Premier League club Middlesbrough, winning the 2004 League Cup and finishing as runner-up in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup. He retired due to a misdiagnosed heart condition while playing for Brazilian club América-SP in 2007. Doriva played for the Brazil national football team between 1995 and 1998, making a brief substitute appearance in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in which Brazil finished as runners-up. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Doriva is the 6,433rd most popular soccer player (down from 5,882nd in 2024), the 914th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 884th in 2019) and the 496th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Doriva ranks 6,433 out of 21,273. Before him are Sammy Baird, Carlos Salcido, Carlos Hermosillo, Aldo Valentini, Takahide Kishi, and Miguel Ángel Loayza. After him are Bruno Soriano, Nicolás González, Yoichi Kamimaru, Pavel Řehák, Kenji Yamamoto, and Youssoufa Moukoko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Doriva ranks 448. Before him are Piotr Adamczyk, Henna Virkkunen, Dave Williams, Rick Falkvinge, Elyes Fakhfakh, and Johan Walem. After him are Tilo Wolff, Tarik Saleh, Marko Rehmer, Yasunori Mitsuda, Miguel Gomes, and Katja Seizinger.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Doriva ranks 914 out of 2,236. Before him are Fábio Assunção (1971), Ana Beatriz Barros (1982), Chicão (1949), Claudinho (1967), Gabriel Barbosa (1996), and Edivaldo Hermoza (1985). After him are Tarso Marques (1976), Rafael Tolói (1990), João Carlos (1956), Zé Elias (1976), Bernard (1992), and Fábio (1980).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Doriva ranks 496. Before him are Dedé (1978), Mauro Galvão (1961), Chicão (1949), Claudinho (1967), Gabriel Barbosa (1996), and Edivaldo Hermoza (1985). After him are Rafael Tolói (1990), Zé Elias (1976), Bernard (1992), Fábio (1980), Kerlon (1988), and Matuzalém (1980).

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