SOCCER PLAYER

Waldemar de Brito

1913 - 1979

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Waldemar de Brito (Portuguese pronunciation: [vɐwdeˈmaʁ dʒi ˈbɾitu], 17 May 1913 – 21 February 1979) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward for several clubs in Brazil and Argentina, as well as for the Brazil national team. He is acknowledged to have discovered Pelé during the latter's early footballing days. His brother, Petronilho de Brito, was also a footballer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Waldemar de Brito is the 962nd most popular soccer player (down from 685th in 2019), the 210th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 160th in 2019) and the 91st most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Waldemar de Brito ranks 962 out of 21,273. Before him are Emiliano Martínez, Danny Blind, Titus Buberník, Álvaro Recoba, Bernard Vukas, and Andrej Kvašňák. After him are Francesco Toldo, Edmundo Suárez, Kazuyoshi Nakamura, Slava Metreveli, Ferran Olivella, and Roberto Cherro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Waldemar de Brito ranks 134. Before him are Lucien Goldmann, Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, Anthony Quayle, Peko Dapčević, Nikolai Amosov, and Sourou-Migan Apithy. After him are Gisela Mauermayer, Andre DeToth, Malietoa Tanumafili II, Eiji Toyoda, Donald Maclean, and George Koval. Among people deceased in 1979, Waldemar de Brito ranks 89. Before him are Larisa Shepitko, Helmut Hasse, Ahmad Zahir, Philippe Halsman, Yvonne de Gaulle, and Antonio Caggiano. After him are Dolores Costello, Teruo Nakamura, Katharine Burr Blodgett, Morteza Motahhari, Léonide Massine, and José Della Torre.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Waldemar de Brito ranks 210 out of 2,236. Before him are Hermeto Pascoal (1936), Jennifer O'Neill (1948), Bartolomeu de Gusmão (1685), David Luiz (1987), Moderato Wisintainer (1902), and Vera Fischer (1951). After him are Café Filho (1899), Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil (1845), Princess Januária of Brazil (1822), Charles, Duke of Guise (1571), Daishiro Yoshimura (1947), and Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior (1959).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Waldemar de Brito ranks 91. Before him are Willian (1988), Raí (1965), Carlos Mozer (1960), Carlos Kaiser (1963), David Luiz (1987), and Moderato Wisintainer (1902). After him are Daishiro Yoshimura (1947), Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior (1959), Mário Jardel (1973), Dondinho (1917), Serginho (1971), and Vinícius Júnior (2000).

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