SOCCER PLAYER

Denílson Custódio Machado

1943 - 2024

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Denílson Custódio Machado (28 March 1943 – 1 October 2024), best known as Denílson, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. He played his entire career (1962–1974) at Fluminense, and won four Rio de Janeiro State Championships (1964, 1969, 1971, 1973), and three Guanabara Rio Cups (1966, 1969, 1971). At the international level, he made nine appearances for the Brazil national team, scoring one goal, and participated at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, making two appearances against Bulgaria and Portugal. He was known as the 'king of step-overs'. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Denílson Custódio Machado has received more than 31,540 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Denílson Custódio Machado is the 5,093rd most popular soccer player (down from 4,833rd in 2019), the 807th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 790th in 2019) and the 428th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Denílson Custódio Machado ranks 5,093 out of 21,273. Before him are Alfredo Torres, Iulian Filipescu, Francesco Rizzo, Hisashi Kato, Kiril Metkov, and Luis Rubiños. After him are Přemysl Bičovský, Steve Archibald, Manuel Muñoz, Ola Toivonen, Raúl García, and Dragomir Tošić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Denílson Custódio Machado ranks 631. Before him are Dieter Schubert, Iñaki Azkuna, Yawovi Agboyibo, Bob Kerrey, Francesco Rizzo, and Sigitas Geda. After him are Robert J. Bentley, John Casper, Joe Namath, George Woods, Edwin Hawkins, and Andrzej Badeński. Among people deceased in 2024, Denílson Custódio Machado ranks 373. Before him are Alexander Goehr, Domingo Pérez, Manfred Wolke, David Bordwell, Gisela Birkemeyer, and Edward C. Stone. After him are James Sikking, John Haglelgam, Dorothy Allison, Yves Herbet, Richard Tandy, and Kathryn Crosby.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Denílson Custódio Machado ranks 807 out of 2,236. Before him are René Simões (1952), Dudu Cearense (1983), Leandro Damião (1989), Estanislau de Figueiredo Pamplona (1904), Liédson (1977), and Felipe Anderson (1993). After him are Wálter Guimarães (1913), Túlio Maravilha (1969), Zetti (1965), Marcos Paulo (1977), Eleazar de Carvalho (1912), and Júnior (1973).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Denílson Custódio Machado ranks 428. Before him are Adílson Batista (1968), Dudu Cearense (1983), Leandro Damião (1989), Estanislau de Figueiredo Pamplona (1904), Liédson (1977), and Felipe Anderson (1993). After him are Wálter Guimarães (1913), Túlio Maravilha (1969), Zetti (1965), Marcos Paulo (1977), Júnior (1973), and Fábio Júnior (1977).

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