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Pepe

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José Macia, better known as Pepe (born 25 February 1935), is a Brazilian former football player and manager. He is considered one of the greatest players in the history of Santos FC and one of the greatest left wingers of all time, being two-time World Champion in 1958 and 1962 and two-time World-Club Champion in 1962 and 1963 helping Santos FC defeat the iconic SL Benfica of Eusébio and the Milan of Cesare Maldini, Trapattoni, Rivera, Amarildo and Altafini in a best-of-three final. Pepe spent his entire club playing career with Brazilian side Santos Futebol Clube (1954–1969), scoring 405 goals in 750 league appearances for the club making him the second best top scorer in the history of Santos FC only behind Pelé, who scored 1,091 goals. His nickname was "Canhão da Vila" (The Vila Cannon), because of his potent kick with his left leg and the fact that Santos plays in the Urbano Caldera Stadium, nicknamed Vila Belmiro. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pepe is the 444th most popular soccer player (down from 208th in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from Brazil (down from 65th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Pepe ranks 444 out of 21,273. Before him are Wesley Sneijder, Igor Belanov, Jupp Derwall, Ivo Viktor, Toninho Cerezo, and Ferdinand Daučík. After him are Lajos Tichy, Deco, Takashi Mizuno, Marco Materazzi, Uli Stielike, and Yumi Umeoka.

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Among people born in 1935, Pepe ranks 74. Before him are Lorenzo Bandini, Satoshi Ōmura, Paul H. O'Neill, Fritz Honka, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, and Friðrik Ólafsson. After him are Lajos Tichy, Bent Larsen, Lee Remick, Giovanni Lajolo, António Ramalho Eanes, and Toni Sailer.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Pepe ranks 101 out of 2,236. Before him are Elis Regina (1945), Telê Santana (1931), Thiago Silva (1984), Toninho Cerezo (1955), Chico Mendes (1944), and Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928). After him are Deco (1977), Princess Francisca of Brazil (1824), Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior (1943), Machado de Assis (1839), Sérgio Mendes (1941), and Cláudio Taffarel (1966).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Pepe ranks 45. Before him are Adriano (1982), Hilderaldo Bellini (1930), Mauro Ramos (1930), Telê Santana (1931), Thiago Silva (1984), and Toninho Cerezo (1955). After him are Deco (1977), Cláudio Taffarel (1966), Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939), Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921), Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (1943), and Juninho Pernambucano (1975).

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