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Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior

1954 - Today

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Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior (born 29 June 1954), also known as Léo Júnior or simply Júnior, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a left back or midfielder. He was nicknamed "Capacete" ("helmet", in Portuguese) because of his afro hairstyle. He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. Junior now works as a television pundit for Rede Globo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior is the 731st most popular soccer player (down from 508th in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 130th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior ranks 731 out of 21,273. Before him are Rafael van der Vaart, Ernesto Mascheroni, Harry Bild, Oscar, David Ginola, and Aad de Mos. After him are Christian Karembeu, Dino Sani, Jorge Campos, Santiago Cañizares, John Charles, and Steven Gerrard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior ranks 115. Before him are Chris Noth, Mordechai Vanunu, Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria, Hisao Sekiguchi, Tom Price, and Oscar. After him are Pat Metheny, Steve Morse, László Krasznahorkai, Sergey Naryshkin, Angelo De Donatis, and Joey DeMaio.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior ranks 163 out of 2,236. Before him are Marta (null), Fernanda Torres (1965), Lais Ribeiro (1990), Aymoré Moreira (1912), Oscar (1954), and Baden Powell (1937). After him are Dino Sani (1932), Zózimo (1932), José Mauro de Vasconcelos (1920), Washington Luís (1869), Orlando Peçanha (1935), and Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará (1875).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior ranks 72. Before him are Aldair (1965), Thiago Motta (1982), Carlos José Castilho (1927), Lúcio (1978), Aymoré Moreira (1912), and Oscar (1954). After him are Dino Sani (1932), Zózimo (1932), Orlando Peçanha (1935), Francisco Aramburu (1922), Dirceu (1952), and Jorginho (1964).

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