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Garrincha

1933 - 1983

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Manuel Francisco dos Santos (28 October 1933 – 20 January 1983), nicknamed Mané Garrincha, best known as simply Garrincha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡaˈʁĩʃɐ], "little bird"), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and by many, one of the greatest dribblers ever. Garrincha played a vital role in Brazil's 1958 and 1962 World Cup victories. In 1962, when Pelé was injured, Garrincha led Brazil to a World Cup victory with a dominating performance throughout the tournament. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Garrincha is the 10th most popular soccer player (down from 9th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Garrincha is most famous for being a Brazilian soccer player who played for the Brazil national team in the 1958 and 1962 World Cups.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Garrincha ranks 10 out of 21,273. Before him are Gerd Müller, Ferenc Puskás, Diego Maradona, Lev Yashin, Alfredo Di Stéfano, and Eusébio. After him are Giuseppe Meazza, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Zinedine Zidane, Michel Platini, Zico, and Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Garrincha ranks 4. Before him are Akihito, Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Karl Lagerfeld. After him are Roman Polanski, Dalida, Montserrat Caballé, Yoko Ono, Michael Caine, Lina Medina, Claudio Abbado, and Francisco Gento. Among people deceased in 1983, Garrincha ranks 3. Before him are Joan Miró, and Louis de Funès. After him are Buckminster Fuller, Luis Buñuel, Umberto II of Italy, Leopold III of Belgium, Hergé, Albert Claude, Felix Bloch, Idris of Libya, and Jon Brower Minnoch.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Garrincha ranks 5 out of 2,236. Before him are Pelé (1940), Ayrton Senna (1960), Paulo Coelho (1947), and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1945). After him are Oscar Niemeyer (1907), Zico (1953), Ronaldo (1976), Dilma Rousseff (1947), Pedro II of Brazil (1825), Mário Zagallo (1931), and Jair Bolsonaro (1955).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Garrincha ranks 2. Before him are Pelé (1940). After him are Zico (1953), Ronaldo (1976), Mário Zagallo (1931), Jairzinho (1944), Sócrates (1954), Didi (1928), Rivellino (1946), Roberto Carlos (1973), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), and Ronaldinho (1980).

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