SOCCER PLAYER

José Reinaldo de Lima

1957 - Today

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José Reinaldo de Lima (born 11 January 1957) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker. He is popularly known as Reinaldo or Rei (The King). Widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers in the history of Brazilian football, Reinaldo played most of his career for Atlético Mineiro, is considered by many the most important player in the club, and still holds the record of highest goal average per game in the Brazilian league, with 1.55 goals per match in the 1977 Brazilian Championship, at a time when Atlético Mineiro was regarded to have one of the best teams in the world. Legendary Brazilian midfielder Zico considered him the best player he had ever seen, believing he would have been the greatest Brazilian player after Pelé if not for injuries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). José Reinaldo de Lima is the 4,104th most popular soccer player (down from 2,829th in 2024), the 710th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 551st in 2019) and the 369th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, José Reinaldo de Lima ranks 4,104 out of 21,273. Before him are Giorgio Puia, Hernán Darío Gómez, Gianfranco Leoncini, Masakazu Senuma, Raphaël Guerreiro, and Foppe de Haan. After him are Zoran Mamić, Ryohei Koike, Aleksandar Živković, Robert Défossé, Ernő Solymosi, and Alberto Moreno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, José Reinaldo de Lima ranks 367. Before him are Andrew Wakefield, Nana Visitor, François Legault, Jake E. Lee, Franco Frattini, and Vladimir Kiselyov. After him are Bob Ehrlich, John Howe, Sitara Achakzai, Lawrence Bender, Nick de Firmian, and Hassoumi Massaoudou.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, José Reinaldo de Lima ranks 710 out of 2,236. Before him are Ricardo Zonta (1976), Preta Gil (1974), Marco Maciel (1940), Péricles Chamusca (1965), Richarlison (1997), and Otávio Edmilson da Silva Monteiro (1995). After him are André Cruz (1968), Emerson Sheik (1978), Ricardo Oliveira (1980), Seu Jorge (1970), Dalton Vigh (1964), and Donizete Oliveira (1968).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, José Reinaldo de Lima ranks 369. Before him are Algisto Lorenzato (1910), Valdir Espinosa (1947), Douglas Luiz (1998), Cleber Alexandre Gomes (1976), Richarlison (1997), and Otávio Edmilson da Silva Monteiro (1995). After him are André Cruz (1968), Emerson Sheik (1978), Ricardo Oliveira (1980), Donizete Oliveira (1968), Alexandre Lopes (1974), and Gilberto (1976).

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