SOCCER PLAYER

Vavá

1934 - 2002

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Edvaldo Izidio Neto (12 November 1934 – 19 January 2002), commonly known as Vavá, was a Brazilian professional footballer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest strikers of his generation. Nicknamed "Peito de Aço" (Steel Chest), he most notably played for Vasco da Gama, Atlético Madrid, Palmeiras and the Brazil national team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vavá is the 58th most popular soccer player (down from 35th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 21st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Vavá was a Brazilian footballer who played for Brazil in the 1958 and 1962 World Cups. He is most famous for his football career.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Vavá ranks 58 out of 21,273. Before him are Zlatan Ibrahimović, Kim Myong-gil, Pak Chol-jin, Filippo Inzaghi, Takashi Kasahara, and Josef Masopust. After him are Djalma Santos, Roger Milla, Mario Kempes, David Beckham, Oliver Kahn, and Flórián Albert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Vavá ranks 28. Before him are Shirley MacLaine, Tarcisio Bertone, William F. Sharpe, Manuel Noriega, Stjepan Mesić, and Sydney Pollack. After him are Roman Herzog, Tom Baker, Paul Ekman, Pierre Richard, Ulrike Meinhof, and Paco Rabanne. Among people deceased in 2002, Vavá ranks 17. Before him are Prince Claus of the Netherlands, John Rawls, László Kubala, Traudl Junge, Niki de Saint Phalle, and George Porter. After him are Chuck Jones, Camilo José Cela, James Coburn, B. D. Jatti, Fritz Walter, and Ivan Illich.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Vavá ranks 33 out of 2,236. Before him are Ronaldinho (1980), Romário (1966), Michel Temer (1940), Maria II of Portugal (1819), Paulo Freire (1921), and Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887). After him are Djalma Santos (1929), Carlos Alberto Parreira (1943), Nílton Santos (1925), Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Fernanda Montenegro (1929), and Rivaldo (1972).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Vavá ranks 14. Before him are Didi (1928), Rivellino (1946), Roberto Carlos (1973), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), Ronaldinho (1980), and Romário (1966). After him are Djalma Santos (1929), Nílton Santos (1925), Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Rivaldo (1972), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), and Neymar (1992).

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