SOCCER PLAYER

Palhinha

1950 - 2023

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Vanderlei Eustáquio de Oliveira (11 June 1950 – 17 July 2023), often known as Palhinha, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Palhinha is the 6,145th most popular soccer player (down from 2,750th in 2024), the 896th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 545th in 2019) and the 484th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Palhinha ranks 6,146 out of 21,273Before him are Miloš Hrstić, Pablo Larios, Tammy Abraham, DeAndre Yedlin, Hitoshi Tomishima, Frans Peeraer, and Jean Castaneda. After him are Gonçalo Ramos, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Thiago Neves, André Santos, and Nikolai Tishchenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Palhinha ranks 628Before him are Bob Kulick, Ramon Solsona i Sancho, Radu Voina, Nijolė Sabaitė, Dave Wottle, and Joan Armatrading. After him are Jurelang Zedkaia, Andy Powell, Xu Rongmao, Carlos Borja, Masami Kuwashima, and Rod Milburn. Among people deceased in 2023, Palhinha ranks 523Before him are Odd Børre, Bill Hayden, Hamish Harding, Attila Abonyi, David Lindley, and Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein. After him are George Maharis, Razi Mousavi, Edward Ferry, Anfisa Reztsova, Benjamin Zephaniah, and Heath.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Palhinha ranks 897 out of 2,236Before him are Edu (1981), Herbert MacKay-Fraser (1922), Beto Almeida (1955), Júnior (1973), Guga (1964), Afonso Alves (1981), and Torben Grael (1960). After him are Antônio Pizzonia (1980), Thiago Neves (1985), Cris Cyborg (1985), André Santos (1983), and Cássia Eller (1962).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Palhinha ranks 484Before him are Andrey Gustavo dos Santos (1974), David Neres (1997), Edu (1981), Júnior (1973), Guga (1964), and Afonso Alves (1981). After him are Thiago Neves (1985), André Santos (1983), Bruno (1989), Felipe Anderson (1993), Cris (1977), and Dedé (1978).