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Zito

1932 - 2015

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José Ely de Miranda (8 August 1932 – 14 June 2015), commonly known as Zito, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. He is regarded as one of the biggest idols of Santos FC, the club he represented for 15 years, captaining a side including Pelé to domestic and international successes. He was also part of the Brazilian squads which won the World Cup in 1958 and 1962. After his retirement as a player, Zito remained at Santos as a director and youth coordinator, developing several young future international players. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zito is the 113th most popular soccer player (down from 107th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 46th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Zito is most famous for his work in the field of the philosophy of science. He is the author of "The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes" and "The Social Construction of What?".

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Zito ranks 113 out of 21,273. Before him are Rudi Völler, Cafu, Gordon Banks, Bebeto, Miguel Muñoz, and Kaká. After him are Tameo Ide, Peter Schmeichel, Kim Yong-sik, Lee Yoo-hyung, Tony Adams, and Alcides Ghiggia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Zito ranks 42. Before him are Camilo Cienfuegos, Carlos Saura, Ellen Burstyn, Michel Legrand, Frances E. Allen, and Abdul Halim Khaddam. After him are Anthony Perkins, Roy Scheider, Houari Boumédiène, Pat Morita, Valentino, and Jean-Pierre Cassel. Among people deceased in 2015, Zito ranks 37. Before him are Yoichiro Nambu, Manoel de Oliveira, Richard F. Heck, Otto Carius, Tariq Aziz, and Maya Plisetskaya. After him are Eduardo Galeano, Alcides Ghiggia, Wes Craven, Benedict Anderson, Douglass North, and Fatema Mernissi.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Zito ranks 50 out of 2,236. Before him are Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), Neymar (1992), Cafu (1970), Juscelino Kubitschek (1902), Bebeto (1964), and Kaká (1982). After him are Astrud Gilberto (1940), José Altafini (1938), Dunga (1963), Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931), Tostão (1947), and Ademir de Menezes (1922).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Zito ranks 24. Before him are Rivaldo (1972), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), Neymar (1992), Cafu (1970), Bebeto (1964), and Kaká (1982). After him are José Altafini (1938), Dunga (1963), Tostão (1947), Ademir de Menezes (1922), Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953), and Leônidas (1913).

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