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Donato Gama da Silva

1962 - Today

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Donato Gama da Silva (born 30 December 1962), known simply as Donato, is a former professional football. Having begun as a central midfielder, he was later deployed as a central defender. He spent most of his 22-year senior career in Spain – 589 competitive games and 68 goals – most notably with Deportivo de La Coruña, being part of the Super Depor squads that won several titles, including the 1999–2000 La Liga. He also held the record for most appearances in the competition by a player born outside of Spain, with 466. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Donato Gama da Silva is the 5,120th most popular soccer player (down from 4,115th in 2024), the 798th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 722nd in 2019) and the 420th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Donato Gama da Silva ranks 5,120 out of 21,273. Before him are Shota Iwata, Vadym Yevtushenko, Hipólito Rincón, Marcel Schmelzer, Harald Strøm, and Nikolai Manoshin. After him are Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, Dan Calichman, Masakuni Yamamoto, Viacheslav Semenov, Çetin Zeybek, and Alessandro Florenzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Donato Gama da Silva ranks 434. Before him are Pam Shriver, David Arnold, Toshihiko Seki, Sergio Casal, Steve Albini, and Ali Smith. After him are Anne Le Ny, Arnaud Montebourg, Colin Clarke, Janine Turner, José M. Hernández, and David Koechner.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Donato Gama da Silva ranks 798 out of 2,236. Before him are Cícero Moraes (1982), Alexandre Guimarães (1959), Marcelinho Paraíba (1975), Gabriel Paulista (1990), Artur Avila (1979), and José Carlos de Almeida (1968). After him are Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1913), Carlos Eugênio Simon (1965), Marisa Monte (1967), Aloísio Pires Alves (1963), Beto (1975), and Émerson Carvalho da Silva (1975).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Donato Gama da Silva ranks 420. Before him are Carlinhos Júnior (1994), Osmar Donizete Cândido (1968), Alexandre Guimarães (1959), Marcelinho Paraíba (1975), Gabriel Paulista (1990), and José Carlos de Almeida (1968). After him are Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1913), Aloísio Pires Alves (1963), Beto (1975), Émerson Carvalho da Silva (1975), Milton Cruz (1957), and Paulo Henrique Ganso (1989).

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