SOCCER PLAYER

Fausto dos Santos

1905 - 1939

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Fausto dos Santos (28 January 1905 – 29 March 1939), sometimes known as just Fausto, was a football (soccer) player, considered one of the best defensive midfielders of Vasco da Gama of the first half of past century. At the time, he and Jaguaré, another famous player at this era, was attempted to be loaned to Barcelona. Popularly known as "Fausto, The Black Wonder" he was a pioneer to vindicate labor laws to footballers since the professionalization of Brazilian football in the beginning of the 1930s. He also played for other clubs, such as Bangu, Nacional of Montevideo and Flamengo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fausto dos Santos is the 2,693rd most popular soccer player (up from 2,696th in 2019), the 518th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 539th in 2019) and the 265th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Fausto dos Santos ranks 2,693 out of 21,273. Before him are Milan Jovanović, Bruno Pezzey, Charles William Miller, Paolo Montero, Dani Güiza, and Luis Vargas Peña. After him are Mario David, Aldo Ballarin, Martin Škrtel, Rodolfo Pini, Rodolfo Volk, and Nat Lofthouse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Fausto dos Santos ranks 258. Before him are Vera Panova, Franchot Tone, Ricardo Pérez Godoy, René Lemoine, Leopold Hofmann, and Luis Vargas Peña. After him are Hendrik Wade Bode, Theodor Blank, J. William Fulbright, Albert W. Tucker, Leila Hyams, and László Papp. Among people deceased in 1939, Fausto dos Santos ranks 121. Before him are Alberto Palacio, Gwen John, Halil Pasha, Vladislav Khodasevich, Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid, and Oton Iveković. After him are Alexander Kanoldt, Frank Wild, Bautista Saavedra, Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin, Zane Grey, and Boris Grigoriev.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Fausto dos Santos ranks 518 out of 2,236. Before him are Anderson Silva (1975), Luiz Gustavo (1987), José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco (1845), Fred (1993), Beatriz Segall (1926), and Charles William Miller (1874). After him are Oscarino Costa Silva (1907), Abel Braga (1952), Vágner Love (1984), Marta (1986), João Barbosa Rodrigues (1842), and Sylvinho (1974).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Fausto dos Santos ranks 265. Before him are Francisco Rodrigues (1925), Ricardo Ferretti (1954), Lucas Moura (1992), Luiz Gustavo (1987), Fred (1993), and Charles William Miller (1874). After him are Oscarino Costa Silva (1907), Abel Braga (1952), Vágner Love (1984), Marta (1986), Sylvinho (1974), and Miranda (1984).

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