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Zico

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Arthur Antunes Coimbra (Portuguese pronunciation: [aʁˈtuʁ ɐ̃ˈtũnis koˈĩbɾɐ], born 3 March 1953), better known as Zico ([ˈziku]), is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. Often called the "White Pelé", he was a creative playmaker, with excellent technical skills, vision and an eye for goal, who is considered one of the most clinical finishers and best passers ever, as well as one of the greatest players of all time. Arguably the world's best player of the late 1970s and early 80s, he is regarded as one of the best playmakers and free kick specialists in history, able to bend the ball in all directions. By one estimate, Zico is the player that scored the most goals from direct free kicks, with 101 goals (including friendlies). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zico is the 15th most popular soccer player, the 7th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 8th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Zico is most famous for being the leader of Block B, a Korean hip-hop group.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Zico ranks 15 out of 21,273. Before him are Eusébio, Garrincha, Giuseppe Meazza, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Zinedine Zidane, and Michel Platini. After him are Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldo, Luis Suárez, Bobby Charlton, Luis Enrique, and Francisco Gento.

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Among people born in 1953, Zico ranks 4. Before him are Xi Jinping, Richard Stallman, and Brigitte Macron. After him are Moon Jae-in, Herta Müller, Jerome Powell, Jeffrey Epstein, Steve Bannon, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Ahmad Shah Massoud, and Tony Blair.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Zico ranks 7 out of 2,236. Before him are Pelé (1940), Ayrton Senna (1960), Paulo Coelho (1947), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1945), Garrincha (1933), and Oscar Niemeyer (1907). After him are Ronaldo (1976), Dilma Rousseff (1947), Pedro II of Brazil (1825), Mário Zagallo (1931), Jair Bolsonaro (1955), and Sebastião Salgado (1944).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Zico ranks 3. Before him are Pelé (1940), and Garrincha (1933). After him are Ronaldo (1976), Mário Zagallo (1931), Jairzinho (1944), Sócrates (1954), Didi (1928), Rivellino (1946), Roberto Carlos (1973), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), and Ronaldinho (1980).

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