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Sócrates

1954 - 2011

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Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011), simply known as Sócrates [ˈsɔkɾat͡ʃis], was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. His medical degree and his political awareness, combined with style and quality of his play, earned him the nickname "Doctor Socrates". Easily recognizable for his beard and headband, Sócrates became the "symbol of cool for a whole generation of football supporters". In 1983, he was named South American Footballer of the Year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sócrates is the 26th most popular soccer player (up from 28th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 16th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Socrates is most famous for his dialectic method of inquiry, which he used to teach his students.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Sócrates ranks 26 out of 21,273. Before him are Luis Enrique, Francisco Gento, Mário Zagallo, Cesare Maldini, George Best, and Jairzinho. After him are Didi, Josef Bican, Lionel Messi, Rivellino, Raymond Kopa, and Roberto Carlos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Sócrates ranks 13. Before him are Denzel Washington, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Hugo Chávez, Viktor Yushchenko, and John Travolta. After him are Emir Kusturica, James Cameron, Jean-Claude Juncker, Jim Belushi, Fernando Santos, and Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Among people deceased in 2011, Sócrates ranks 13. Before him are Osama bin Laden, Otto von Habsburg, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., Cesária Évora, Peter Falk, and Burhanuddin Rabbani. After him are Sathya Sai Baba, Svetlana Alliluyeva, Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, Simon van der Meer, Rudolf Mössbauer, and Ágota Kristóf.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Sócrates ranks 15 out of 2,236. Before him are Dilma Rousseff (1947), Pedro II of Brazil (1825), Mário Zagallo (1931), Jair Bolsonaro (1955), Sebastião Salgado (1944), and Jairzinho (1944). After him are Didi (1928), Rivellino (1946), Nelson Piquet (1952), Roberto Carlos (1973), Luiz Felipe Scolari (1948), and Emerson Fittipaldi (1946).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Sócrates ranks 7. Before him are Pelé (1940), Garrincha (1933), Zico (1953), Ronaldo (1976), Mário Zagallo (1931), and Jairzinho (1944). After him are Didi (1928), Rivellino (1946), Roberto Carlos (1973), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), Ronaldinho (1980), and Romário (1966).

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