SOCCER PLAYER

José Carlos

1941 - 2025

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José Carlos da Silva José (22 September 1941 – 26 April 2025), known as José Carlos, was a Portuguese footballer who played mostly as a central defender. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Carlos is the 909th most popular soccer player (up from 4,146th in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from Portugal (up from 382nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, José Carlos ranks 909 out of 21,273. Before him are Sergio Goycochea, Ernst Ocwirk, Bernard Voorhoof, Alfred Pfaff, Ramón de la Fuente Leal, and Gabriel Hanot. After him are Mario Evaristo, Mauro Tassotti, Wayne Rooney, Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Arturo Vidal, and Marco Reus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, José Carlos ranks 205. Before him are Peter Cullen, Leon Russom, Salvatore Accardo, Dana Ivey, Tom Conti, and Jaan Kaplinski. After him are İdil Biret, Mariangela Melato, Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Reine Wisell, Fred West, and Yoshiyuki Tomino. Among people deceased in 2025, José Carlos ranks 114. Before him are Yury Grigorovich, Hans van den Broek, Juan Ramón Verón, Frankétienne, Fred Newhouse, and Vijay Rupani. After him are Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, John Sykes, Ferenc Mohácsi, Richard Armitage, Ayla Erduran, and Joe Don Baker.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, José Carlos ranks 201 out of 633. Before him are Jorge Álvares (1401), Vítor Pereira (1968), Pelagio Galvani (1165), Joanna, Princess of Portugal (1452), Ricardo Carvalho (1978), and Bartolomeu Perestrello (1400). After him are Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira (1669), Carlos Tavares (1958), Simão Sabrosa (1979), Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza (1568), Francisco de Sá Carneiro (1934), and Duarte Pacheco Pereira (1460).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, José Carlos ranks 19. Before him are Fernando Gomes (1956), Paulo Futre (1966), Paulo Sousa (1970), Félix Mourinho (1938), Vítor Pereira (1968), and Ricardo Carvalho (1978). After him are Simão Sabrosa (1979), Paulo Bento (1969), José Torres (1938), Pauleta (1973), Nuno Gomes (1976), and Manuel Bento (1948).

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