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Nílton Santos

1925 - 2013

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Nílton dos Santos (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈniwtõ ˈsɐ̃tus]; 16 May 1925 – 27 November 2013) was a Brazilian footballer who primarily played as a wingback. At international level, he was a member of the Brazil squads that won the 1958 and 1962 World Cups. Regarded as one of the greatest defenders in the history of the game, Nílton Santos is a member of the World Team of the 20th Century, and was named by Pelé one of the top 125 greatest living footballers at a FIFA Awards ceremony in 2004. In 2009, he was the recipient of the Golden Foot Legends Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nílton Santos is the 72nd most popular soccer player (down from 64th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 34th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Nílton Santos is famous for being the first Brazilian to win a gold medal in judo.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Nílton Santos ranks 72 out of 21,273. Before him are Silvio Piola, Alan Ball Jr., Uwe Seeler, Béla Guttmann, Gianni Rivera, and Billy Wright. After him are Giacinto Facchetti, Arthur Friedenreich, Fritz Walter, Franco Baresi, George Weah, and Rivaldo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Nílton Santos ranks 38. Before him are Douglas Engelbart, Ananda Mahidol, Michel Piccoli, Peter Sellers, Julie Harris, and Angela Lansbury. After him are Oona O'Neill, Peter Brook, Bert Hellinger, Ernst Happel, Rod Steiger, and Jacques Delors. Among people deceased in 2013, Nílton Santos ranks 33. Before him are John Cornforth, Julie Harris, Tom Clancy, Jovanka Broz, Tony Lip, and Lou Reed. After him are Jerome Karle, Jang Song-thaek, Ronald Coase, Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Georges Moustaki, and Joan Fontaine.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Nílton Santos ranks 36 out of 2,236. Before him are Maria II of Portugal (1819), Paulo Freire (1921), Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887), Vavá (1934), Djalma Santos (1929), and Carlos Alberto Parreira (1943). After him are Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Fernanda Montenegro (1929), Rivaldo (1972), João Gilberto (1931), Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846), and Hebe Camargo (1929).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Nílton Santos ranks 16. Before him are Roberto Carlos (1973), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), Ronaldinho (1980), Romário (1966), Vavá (1934), and Djalma Santos (1929). After him are Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Rivaldo (1972), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), Neymar (1992), Cafu (1970), and Bebeto (1964).

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