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Gérson

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Gérson de Oliveira Nunes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɛʁsõ dʒoliˈvejɾɐ ˈnunis]; born 11 January 1941), generally known as Gérson, is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as a midfielder. He won numerous national trophies with the club sides of Flamengo, Botafogo, São Paulo and Fluminense. He is widely known as "the brain" behind the Brazil Football Team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gérson is the 183rd most popular soccer player (down from 130th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Gérson was a Brazilian football player who played for the national team in the 1970s. He is most famous for scoring the only goal in the 1970 World Cup final against Italy.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gérson ranks 183 out of 21,273. Before him are Didier Drogba, Takashi Takabayashi, Luis Monti, Teiichi Matsumaru, Denis Law, and Thierry Henry. After him are Hiroto Muraoka, Zizinho, René Higuita, Laurent Blanc, Ruud Krol, and Edwin van der Sar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Gérson ranks 78. Before him are Igor Smirnov, Martin Evans, Gheorghe Zamfir, Chick Corea, Pierre Agostini, and Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri. After him are Ray Tomlinson, David Gross, Princess Muna al-Hussein, Roberto Carlos, Navi Pillay, and Paul Bremer.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Gérson ranks 64 out of 2,236. Before him are Leônidas (1913), Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1897), João Goulart (1918), Pepe (1983), Deodoro da Fonseca (1827), and Anita Garibaldi (1821). After him are Zizinho (1921), Carlos Ghosn (1954), Roberto Carlos (1941), Caetano Veloso (1942), Tancredo Neves (1910), and Gilberto Gil (1942).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Gérson ranks 32. Before him are Dunga (1963), Tostão (1947), Ademir de Menezes (1922), Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953), Leônidas (1913), and Pepe (1983). After him are Zizinho (1921), Dani Alves (1983), Jair da Costa (1940), Careca (1960), Marcelo (1988), and Dida (1973).

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