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Liédson

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Liédson da Silva Muniz (born 17 December 1977), known simply as Liédson, is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed Levezinho ("Slender one") due to his light frame (63 kg), he spent the bulk of his professional career in Portugal representing Sporting CP, scoring nearly 120 goals in more than 200 competitive matches, winning four major titles with the club and helping it to four Champions League participations. Born in Brazil, Liédson became a Portuguese citizen in 2009 and appeared with the national team at the 2010 World Cup, already in his 30s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Liédson is the 5,288th most popular soccer player (down from 5,075th in 2024), the 818th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 805th in 2019) and the 431st most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Liédson ranks 5,288 out of 21,273. Before him are Quiterio Olmedo, Seiko Yamanaka, Eliseu, John McKenna, Olaf Marschall, and Akihiro Yoshida. After him are Hubert Kostka, Javier Cárdenas, Hugo Campagnaro, Nicolae Pescaru, Nino Bule, and Balázs Dzsudzsák.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Liédson ranks 220. Before him are Chae Jung-an, Devin Ratray, Óscar Pereiro, Miguel Ángel Angulo, Sara Martins, and Jonathan Togo. After him are Josef Fares, Alex Manninger, Marcos Paulo, Francesco Coco, Emilíana Torrini, and Brian Priske.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Liédson ranks 818 out of 2,236. Before him are Viola (1969), Juliana Paes (1979), Cristiano da Matta (1973), Lília Cabral (1957), Eleazar de Carvalho (1912), and Joaquim Cruz (1963). After him are Jorge Mendonça (1954), Nathalia Dill (1986), José Rodrigues Neto (1949), Kleber Mendonça Filho (1968), Marcos Paulo (1977), and Luciano Burti (1975).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Liédson ranks 431. Before him are Milton Cruz (1957), Paulo Henrique Ganso (1989), Denílson Pereira Neves (1988), Katatau (1986), Muricy Ramalho (1955), and Viola (1969). After him are Jorge Mendonça (1954), José Rodrigues Neto (1949), Marcos Paulo (1977), Christian Corrêa Dionisio (1975), Fidélis (1944), and Luís Oliveira (1969).

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