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Eusébio

1942 - 2014

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Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (European Portuguese: [ewˈzɛβju ðɐ ˈsilvɐ fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]; 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014), nicknamed the "Black Panther", the "Black Pearl" or "O Rei" ("The King"), was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the greatest players of all time as well as Benfica's best player ever. He was known for his speed, technique, athleticism and right-footed shot, making him a prolific goalscorer, accumulating 733 goals in 745 matches. Eusébio was the first ever player to win European Golden Boot, World Cup Golden Boot and UCL Golden Boot. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eusébio is the 9th most popular soccer player (up from 11th in 2019), the most popular biography from Mozambique and the most popular Mozambican Soccer Player.

Eusébio was a Portuguese football player who is most famous for being the first person to score one hundred goals in the European Cup.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Eusébio ranks 9 out of 21,273. Before him are Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Ferenc Puskás, Diego Maradona, Lev Yashin, and Alfredo Di Stéfano. After him are Garrincha, Giuseppe Meazza, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Zinedine Zidane, Michel Platini, and Zico.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Eusébio ranks 8. Before him are Stephen Hawking, Joe Biden, Muammar Gaddafi, Martin Scorsese, Aretha Franklin, and Amitabh Bachchan. After him are Hu Jintao, Calvin Klein, Ratko Mladić, Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix, and Harrison Ford. Among people deceased in 2014, Eusébio ranks 4. Before him are Gabriel García Márquez, Alfredo Di Stéfano, and Robin Williams. After him are Ariel Sharon, Eduard Shevardnadze, Hiroo Onoda, Gough Whitlam, Claudio Abbado, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Nadine Gordimer, and Eli Wallach.

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In Mozambique

Among people born in Mozambique, Eusébio ranks 1 out of 38. After him are Yasuke (1530), Samora Machel (1933), Carlos Queiroz (1953), Joaquim Chissano (1939), Filipe Nyusi (1959), Afric Simone (1956), Graça Machel (1945), Armando Guebuza (1943), Mário Coluna (1935), Paulo Fonseca (1973), and Júlio Duarte Langa (1927).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Mozambique

Among soccer players born in Mozambique, Eusébio ranks 1. After him are Carlos Queiroz (1953), Mário Coluna (1935), Paulo Fonseca (1973), Abel Xavier (1972), Costa Pereira (1929), Vicente Lucas (1935), Hilário (1939), Reinildo Mandava (1994), Armando Sá (1975), Simão Mate Junior (1988), and Jorge Cadete (1968).

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