In this article, the surname is dos Santos, not Santos.
Garrincha
Garrincha playing for Brazil at the 1962 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Manuel Francisco dos Santos
Date of birth
(1933-10-28)28 October 1933
Place of birth
Magé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death
20 January 1983(1983-01-20) (aged 49)
Place of death
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height
1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)
Right winger
Youth career
1947–1952
Pau Grande
1949–1950
Cruzeiro do Sul FC
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1951
Serrano
1953–1965
Botafogo[1]
238
(84)
1966
Corinthians[2]
4
(0)
1968
Atlético Junior
1
(0)
1968–1969
Flamengo
5
(0)
1972
Olaria
6
(0)
Total
254+
(84+)
International career
1955–1966
Brazil
50
(12)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner
1958 Sweden
Winner
1962 Chile
South American Championship
Runner-up
1957 Peru
Runner-up
1959 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Manuel Francisco dos Santos (28 October 1933 – 20 January 1983), nicknamed Mané Garrincha, best known as simply Garrincha (Portuguese pronunciation:[ɡaˈʁĩʃɐ], "little bird"),[3] was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and by many, one of the greatest dribblers ever.[4][5]
Garrincha played a vital role in Brazil's 1958 and 1962 World Cup victories. In 1962, when Pelé got injured, Garrincha led Brazil to a World Cup victory with a dominating performance throughout the tournament. He also became the first player to win the Golden Ball (Player of the tournament), Golden Boot (Leading Goalscorer) and the World Cup in the same tournament. He was also named in the World Cup All-Star Teams of both 1958 World Cup and 1962 World Cup. In 1994, he was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Time Team. Brazil never lost a match while fielding both Garrincha and Pelé.[6] In 1999, he came seventh in the FIFA Player of the Century grand jury vote.[7] He is a member of the World Team of the 20th Century, and was inducted into the Brazilian Football Hall of Fame.[8] Due to his immense popularity in Brazil, he was also called Alegria do Povo (People's Joy) and Anjo de Pernas Tortas (Bent-Legged Angel).[9]
At club level, Garrincha played the majority of his professional career for the Brazilian team Botafogo. In the Maracanã Stadium, the home team room is known as "Garrincha".[10] In the capital Brasília, the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha is named after him. He is credited for inspiring the first bullfighting chants of olé to be used at football grounds.[11]
^Assaf, Roberto; Martins, Clóvis (1997). Campeonato carioca: 96 anos de história, 1902-1997 (in Portuguese). Irradiação Cultural.
^Unzelte, Celso (2005). Almanaque do Timão (in Portuguese). Ed. Abril.
^"Bad boy Garrincha remembered". Reuters article on rediff.com. Retrieved 28 October 2005.
^"International Football Hall of Fame – Garrincha". Ifhof.com. 28 October 1933. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
^"Top 10 Football Players of All Time - Garrincha". sportskeeda. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
^"Remembering the genius of Garrincha"[permanent dead link]. BBC. Retrieved 8 December 2013
^"FIFA Player of the Century" (PDF). touri.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
^World All-Time Teams. rsssf.org. Retrieved 9 May 2014
^Cite error: The named reference 25th was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Garrincha, the never forgotten genius of Brazilian football" Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine. World Soccer.
^Ruy Castro (2013). "Garrincha: The Triumph and Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero" p.89. Random House
Santos (28 October 1933 – 20 January 1983), nicknamed Mané Garrincha, best known as simply Garrincha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡaˈʁĩʃɐ], "little bird"),...
emergence of the young Brazilians Amarildo (standing in for Pelé) and Garrincha, the heroics of Czechoslovakia goalkeeper Viliam Schrojf against Hungary...
her partner Garrincha and their children. The living room, where the young children were, was destroyed by the blasts. She and Garrincha had to flee to...
the years: Leônidas with 7 goals in 1938, Ademir with 9 goals in 1950, Garrincha and Vavá with 4 goals each in 1962 and Ronaldo with 8 goals in 2002. Below...
substitutions that were crucial for Brazil to defeat the Soviets: Zito, Garrincha and Pelé. From the kick-off, they kept up the pressure relentlessly, and...
superstars such as Gérson, Mario Zagallo and Garrincha. "Jairzinho was the thrilling heir to the great Garrincha's throne." — Former Arsenal FC manager Arsène...
Kocsis 11 1958 Sweden Just Fontaine 13 Pelé 1962 Chile Flórián Albert Garrincha Vavá Valentin Ivanov Dražan Jerković Leonel Sánchez 4 Flórián Albert 1966...
Slovakia at the FIFA World Cup "Brazil flying high with 'Little Bird' Garrincha". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. March 2007...
only European, to have won all three awards at a World Cup, along with Garrincha in 1962 and Mario Kempes in 1978. Rossi was also awarded the 1982 Ballon...
Brazil, the Soviet team lost 2–0. Facing a Brazil team that featured Garrincha and a 17 year old Pelé in attack, Yashin's performance prevented the score...
feature regularly in such debates. The next most notable pair are perhaps Garrincha (Brazilian) and Alfredo Di Stéfano (Argentine). The most dominant figures...
Rancagua Attendance: 11,690 Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union) Garrincha opened the score at the half hour when he headed in a corner by Mário...
candidates in a blind test by four FIFA officials. In Group 4, Pelé and Garrincha did not play until the last of Brazil's group games, against the Soviet...
April 1991 in Tbilisi) was a Georgian footballer. Nicknamed the "Georgian Garrincha" for his dazzling wing play, he was a creative force on the left flank...
Mangiaracina. They debuted in 2014 with the album (per la) Via di casa, by label Garrincha Dischi. In 2017, the band signed with Woodworm and released their third...
of the tournament in a 3–0 win over Japan at the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha on 15 June. In their second match, Neymar scored after nine minutes and...
players to have won all three awards at a single World Cup, along with Garrincha in 1962 and Paolo Rossi in 1982. Kempes won South American Footballer...
Eurosport. Retrieved 10 July 2014. "Brazil flying high with 'Little Bird' Garrincha". FIFA. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved 10...
France 9 Norway 1–0 4–0 Friendly 3 30 June 2014 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil 15 Nigeria 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup 4 7 September...
Global Information
