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Tostão

1947 - Today

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Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade (born 25 January 1947), generally known as Tostão, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder and was a physician. Tostão was an intelligent, hardworking and prolific left-footed forward, who was known for his creativity and technical skills, and was considered one of the best players in the world in his prime and arguably the best player in the world in the early 70s alongside Cruyff before health problems forced his early retirement. Tostão was widely considered at the time the second best or even the best Brazilian player in the late 60s alongside Pelé, even ahead of other stars that would be part of the legendary 1970 Brazil squad. He played most of his 11-year career with Cruzeiro. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tostão is the 139th most popular soccer player (down from 132nd in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Tostão is most famous for being the currency of Brazil before the adoption of the real in 1994.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Tostão ranks 139 out of 21,273. Before him are Daniel Passarella, Allan Simonsen, Ko Arima, Dunga, Nils Liedholm, and Pavel Nedvěd. After him are Jorge Jesus, Didier Deschamps, Ademir de Menezes, Yukio Tsuda, Antonio Conte, and Matthias Sindelar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Tostão ranks 64. Before him are Mykola Azarov, Geoffrey Hinton, Joe Morton, Jonathan Banks, Kevin Kline, and Richard Griffiths. After him are Steve Howe, Youn Yuh-jung, Jioji Konrote, Va'aletoa Sualauvi II, César Gaviria, and Gerhard Ludwig Müller.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Tostão ranks 55 out of 2,236. Before him are Kaká (1982), Zito (1932), Astrud Gilberto (1940), José Altafini (1938), Dunga (1963), and Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931). After him are Ademir de Menezes (1922), Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953), Leônidas (1913), Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1897), João Goulart (1918), and Pepe (1983).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Tostão ranks 27. Before him are Cafu (1970), Bebeto (1964), Kaká (1982), Zito (1932), José Altafini (1938), and Dunga (1963). After him are Ademir de Menezes (1922), Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953), Leônidas (1913), Pepe (1983), Gérson (1941), and Zizinho (1921).

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