SOCCER PLAYER
Osmar Donizete Cândido
1968 - Today

Osmar Donizete Cândido
Osmar Donizete Cândido (born 24 October 1968, known as Donizete Pantera, is a Brazilian retired footballer, who played as a forward, and the assistant manager at CFZ do Rio. Dubbed as Donizete Pantera, a nickname he received in Mexico, where he won the Balon de Oro for his performances in the 1993–94 Mexican Primera División. He also stood out as part of the Botafogo team that won 1995 Série A, plus would later be influential in the 1998 Copa Libertadores won by Vasco da Gama. An international for Brazil from 1995 to 1998, he made 9 caps and scored twice, but was not included in the squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, which he said to be the biggest disappointment of his life. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Osmar Donizete Cândido is the 4,994th most popular soccer player (down from 3,809th in 2019), the 785th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 694th in 2019) and the 414th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Osmar Donizete Cândido ranks 4,994 out of 21,273. Before him are Guy Lacombe, Cyrille Makanaky, Honorino Landa, Shabani Nonda, Robin Le Normand, and Hiromasa Azuma. After him are Emlyn Hughes, Géza Gulyás, Ronald Worm, Yuri Zhirkov, Shota Tajima, and Salvatore Bagni.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGuy Lacombe
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 4,994
Cyrille Makanaky
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 4,995
Honorino Landa
1942 - 1987
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 4,996
Shabani Nonda
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 4,997
Robin Le Normand
1996 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 4,998
Hiromasa Azuma
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 4,999
Osmar Donizete Cândido
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 5,000
Emlyn Hughes
1947 - 2004
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 5,001
Géza Gulyás
1931 - 2014
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 5,002
Ronald Worm
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 5,003
Yuri Zhirkov
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 5,004
Shota Tajima
1992 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 5,005
Salvatore Bagni
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 5,006
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Osmar Donizete Cândido ranks 319. Before him are Mateja Svet, Iris Chang, Jeanne Balibar, Vickie Guerrero, Andi Herzog, and Kaori Nagamine. After him are Ricardo Rosset, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Nariyasu Yasuhara, Jørn Lande, Cynthia Watros, and Mariana Mazzucato.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsMateja Svet
SKIER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 313
Iris Chang
WRITER
1968 - 2004
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 314
Jeanne Balibar
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 315
Vickie Guerrero
WRESTLER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 316
Andi Herzog
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 317
Kaori Nagamine
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 318
Osmar Donizete Cândido
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 319
Ricardo Rosset
RACING DRIVER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 320
John Ajvide Lindqvist
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 321
Nariyasu Yasuhara
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 322
Jørn Lande
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 323
Cynthia Watros
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 324
Mariana Mazzucato
ECONOMIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 325
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Osmar Donizete Cândido ranks 785 out of 2,236. Before him are Deili Custodio da Silva (1980), Marcos Pontes (1963), Adriana Esteves (1969), Dudu Cearense (1983), Charles Oliveira (1989), and Carlinhos Júnior (1994). After him are Vik Muniz (1961), Ricardo Rosset (1968), Vicente Ferreira da Silva (1916), René Simões (1952), Cícero Moraes (1982), and Alexandre Guimarães (1959).
Others born in Brazil
Go to all RankingsDeili Custodio da Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 779
Marcos Pontes
ASTRONAUT
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 780
Adriana Esteves
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 781
Dudu Cearense
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 782
Charles Oliveira
MARTIAL ARTS
1989 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 783
Carlinhos Júnior
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 784
Osmar Donizete Cândido
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 785
Vik Muniz
ARTIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 786
Ricardo Rosset
RACING DRIVER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 787
Vicente Ferreira da Silva
PHILOSOPHER
1916 - 1963
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 788
René Simões
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 789
Cícero Moraes
SCULPTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 790
Alexandre Guimarães
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 791
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Osmar Donizete Cândido ranks 414. Before him are Falcão (1977), Leandro Domingues (1983), Lucas Paquetá (1997), Deili Custodio da Silva (1980), Dudu Cearense (1983), and Carlinhos Júnior (1994). After him are Alexandre Guimarães (1959), Marcelinho Paraíba (1975), Gabriel Paulista (1990), José Carlos de Almeida (1968), Donato Gama da Silva (1962), and Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1913).
Falcão
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 408
Leandro Domingues
1983 - 2025
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 409
Lucas Paquetá
1997 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 410
Deili Custodio da Silva
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 411
Dudu Cearense
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 412
Carlinhos Júnior
1994 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 413
Osmar Donizete Cândido
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 414
Alexandre Guimarães
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 415
Marcelinho Paraíba
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 416
Gabriel Paulista
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 417
José Carlos de Almeida
1968 - 2024
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 418
Donato Gama da Silva
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 419
Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
1913 - 1954
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 420