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Emerson

1976 - Today

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Emerson Ferreira da Rosa (born 4 April 1976), simply known as Emerson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. At international level, he played 73 games for the Brazil national team between 1997 and 2006, scoring 6 goals. With Brazil, he has taken part in two FIFA World Cups (1998, 2006, missing out on the 2002 FIFA World Cup due to injury), two editions of the Copa América (1999, 2001), and three Confederations Cups (1999, 2003, 2005), winning the 1999 Copa América and the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, while also reaching the 1998 World Cup Final. An experienced footballer who was nicknamed the Puma due to his powerful but elegant, ball-winning style of play, Emerson has played for two Brazilian clubs, Grêmio and Santos, as well as several European clubs in Germany, Italy, and Spain, including Bayer Leverkusen, Roma, Juventus, Real Madrid and Milan, winning several titles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emerson is the 1,134th most popular soccer player (down from 1,119th in 2019), the 243rd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 258th in 2019) and the 107th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Emerson ranks 1,134 out of 21,273. Before him are David Silva, Jean Vincent, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus, Zdeněk Nehoda, and Dezső Novák. After him are Jimmy Jones, Milan Baroš, Nuri Şahin, Ugo Locatelli, Manuel Bento, and Patrick M'Boma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Emerson ranks 45. Before him are Mauro Camoranesi, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, Shu Qi, Nuno Gomes, Juliano Belletti, and Edmílson. After him are Ludovic Giuly, Gustavo Kuerten, Jon Bernthal, Alexander Skarsgård, Iván Córdoba, and Jon Dahl Tomasson.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Emerson ranks 243 out of 2,236. Before him are Raoni Metuktire (1940), Jorge Paulo Lemann (1939), Juliano Belletti (1976), Lima (1942), Edmílson (1976), and Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (1965). After him are Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli (1910), José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior (1850), Orani João Tempesta (1949), Waldo Machado (1934), Adhemar da Silva (1927), and Gustavo Kuerten (1976).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Emerson ranks 107. Before him are Preguinho (1905), Bigode (1922), Juliano Belletti (1976), Lima (1942), Edmílson (1976), and Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (1965). After him are Waldo Machado (1934), Wilson da Silva Piazza (1943), Anfilogino Guarisi (1905), Jair da Rosa Pinto (1921), Angelo Sormani (1939), and Tite (1961).

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