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José Faria

1933 - 2013

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José 'Mehdi' Faria (April 26, 1933 – October 8, 2013) was a Brazilian football coach. He coached Morocco in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, when they became the first African team to advance to the second round. He converted to Islam when coaching Morocco. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Faria is the 172nd most popular coach (down from 168th in 2019), the 435th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 385th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Brazilian Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, José Faria ranks 172 out of 471. Before him are Michael Malone, Tatiana Tarasova, Edin Terzić, Gernot Rohr, Gareth Southgate, and Robert Waseige. After him are Kurban Berdyev, Thomas Schaaf, Hugo Broos, Gian Piero Ventura, Amadeo García, and Volodymyr Bezsonov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, José Faria ranks 288. Before him are Imre Nagy, Yoshi Oyakawa, Valéria Gyenge, Mildred McDaniel, R. Murray Schafer, and Yang Chuan-kwang. After him are Helmuth Rilling, Mark Damon, Helmut Senekowitsch, Sergio Pitol, William Smith, and Rachid Sfar. Among people deceased in 2013, José Faria ranks 262. Before him are Daniel Duval, Syd Field, Jean Pickering, Storm Thorgerson, Imre Nagy, and Jimmy Fontana. After him are Roman Vlad, Aleksei Balabanov, Hasse Jeppson, Alla Kushnir, Anthony Caro, and Eydie Gormé.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, José Faria ranks 435 out of 2,236. Before him are Roberto de Assis Moreira (1971), Jaime Lerner (1937), Lygia Fagundes Telles (1923), Waldir Peres (1951), Jurandir de Freitas (1940), and Silas Pereira (1965). After him are José Lázaro Robles (1924), Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues (1892), Diego (1985), Rodolpho Barteczko (1910), Doca (1903), and Marina Silva (1958).

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Among COACHES In Brazil

Among coaches born in Brazil, José Faria ranks 10. Before him are Leonardo Araújo (1969), Vanderlei Luxemburgo (1952), Sebastião Lazaroni (1950), Mazinho (1966), Adhemar Pimenta (1896), and Zé Mário (1949). After him are Oswaldo de Oliveira (1950), Mano Menezes (1962), Valdeir Vieira (1944), Cláudio Coutinho (1939), Edson Tavares (1956), and Antoninho (1939).

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