SOCCER PLAYER

Mário Coluna

1935 - 2014

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Mário Esteves Coluna (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaɾiu kuˈlunɐ]; 6 August 1935 – 25 February 2014) was a Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a central midfielder. He spent most of his career with Benfica, appearing in 525 official matches and scoring 127 goals over 16 professional seasons. Dubbed O Monstro Sagrado (The Sacred Monster), he won 19 major titles with his main club, including ten Primeira Liga and two European Cups. Coluna represented Portugal at the 1966 World Cup and earned a total of 57 caps. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mário Coluna is the 660th most popular soccer player (down from 551st in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Mozambique (down from 8th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Mozambican Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Mário Coluna ranks 660 out of 21,273. Before him are Aldair, Roberto Martínez, Pablo Dorado, Héctor Rial, Gerry Byrne, and Giuseppe Baresi. After him are Frank Lampard, Josef Jelínek, Paul Pogba, Manfred Kaltz, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, and Isidro Lángara.

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Among people born in 1935, Mário Coluna ranks 115. Before him are Lyudmila Gurchenko, Dick McTaggart, Agne Simonsson, Tsutomu Hata, Dominique Venner, and Bruno Sammartino. After him are Vladislav Volkov, Julian Glover, Michael Walzer, Judd Hirsch, Fabio Cudicini, and Terry Riley. Among people deceased in 2014, Mário Coluna ranks 102. Before him are Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Jack Bruce, Fred Phelps, Run Run Shaw, Menahem Golan, and Joan Rivers. After him are Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Riz Ortolani, Sabah, Elizabeth Peña, Johnny Winter, and Marina Ginestà.

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In Mozambique

Among people born in Mozambique, Mário Coluna ranks 10 out of 38. Before him are Carlos Queiroz (1953), Joaquim Chissano (1939), Filipe Nyusi (1959), Afric Simone (1956), Graça Machel (1945), and Armando Guebuza (1943). After him are Paulo Fonseca (1973), Júlio Duarte Langa (1927), Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho (1936), Eduardo Mondlane (1920), Alexandre José Maria dos Santos (1924), and Abel Xavier (1972).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Mozambique

Among soccer players born in Mozambique, Mário Coluna ranks 3. Before him are Eusébio (1942), and Carlos Queiroz (1953). After him are Paulo Fonseca (1973), Abel Xavier (1972), Costa Pereira (1929), Vicente Lucas (1935), Hilário (1939), Reinildo Mandava (1994), Armando Sá (1975), Simão Mate Junior (1988), and Jorge Cadete (1968).

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