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José Altafini

1938 - Today

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José João Altafini (Italian: [altaˈfiːni]; born 24 July 1938), also known as "Mazzola" in Brazil, is an Italian-Brazilian former footballer, who played as a forward. Although, he began his career with Palmeiras in Brazil, he soon moved to play football in Italy, and is mostly remembered for his highly successful stint with Italian club AC Milan, with which he achieved a great domestic and international success; he later played for Napoli and Juventus, before ending his career in Switzerland with spells at Chiasso and Mendrisiostar. A highly prolific goalscorer, Altafini also held the record for the most goals scored in a single European Cup campaign for over 50 years; he is also one of only eight players to have scored five goals in a single European Cup match. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Altafini is the 127th most popular soccer player (down from 99th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

José Altafini is most famous for scoring a hat-trick in the 1958 World Cup Final, leading Brazil to their first World Cup victory.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, José Altafini ranks 127 out of 21,273. Before him are Kakuichi Mimura, José Nasazzi, César Luis Menotti, Colin Bell, Dragan Džajić, and Sandro Mazzola. After him are Andrés Escobar, Lucien Laurent, Jürgen Klinsmann, Berti Vogts, Simone Inzaghi, and Daniel Passarella.

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Among people born in 1938, José Altafini ranks 50. Before him are Diana Rigg, Jean Seberg, Donald Knuth, Alpha Condé, Gary Gygax, and César Luis Menotti. After him are Otto Rehhagel, Viktor Chernomyrdin, Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, Kenny Rogers, Robert Nozick, and Derek Jacobi.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, José Altafini ranks 52 out of 2,236. Before him are Cafu (1970), Juscelino Kubitschek (1902), Bebeto (1964), Kaká (1982), Zito (1932), and Astrud Gilberto (1940). After him are Dunga (1963), Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931), Tostão (1947), Ademir de Menezes (1922), Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953), and Leônidas (1913).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, José Altafini ranks 25. Before him are Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), Neymar (1992), Cafu (1970), Bebeto (1964), Kaká (1982), and Zito (1932). After him are Dunga (1963), Tostão (1947), Ademir de Menezes (1922), Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953), Leônidas (1913), and Pepe (1983).

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