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Jefferson

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Jefferson de Oliveira Galvão, simply known as Jefferson (born 2 January 1983), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Having begun his career at Cruzeiro and spent time on loan at Botafogo, Jefferson then spent four seasons in the Turkish Süper Lig in service of Trabzonspor and Konyaspor before returning to Botafogo. He is one of the eight footballers with the most appearances Botafogo club history, with 459 between the years of 2003 to 2005 and 2009 to 2018. A former world champion at under-20 level, Jefferson made his senior debut for Brazil in 2011 and was named in their squads for two Copa América tournaments, the 2014 FIFA World Cup and their victory at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Jefferson is the 9,082nd most popular soccer player (down from 7,362nd in 2024), the 1,186th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 1,042nd in 2019) and the 681st most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jefferson ranks 9,082 out of 21,273. Before him are Jaba Kankava, Marta Torrejón, Hiroto Arai, Anatoliy Trubin, Ibrahima Bakayoko, and Marek Suchý. After him are Shota Saito, Doug Livingstone, Migjen Basha, Kazuhisa Irii, Steven Defour, and Yutaka Azuma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Jefferson ranks 436. Before him are Jakob Poulsen, Shou Zi Chew, Júnior Díaz, Holly Valance, Takayuki Yamada, and Riccardo Riccò. After him are Brett Dalton, Carmen Villalobos, Andriy Rusol, Justyna Kowalczyk, Rachel Starr, and Christophe Jallet.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Jefferson ranks 1,186 out of 2,236. Before him are Maicon Pereira Roque (1988), Caíco (1974), Keirrison (1988), Leandro Castán (1986), Lucas Beraldo (2003), and Cauã Reymond (1980). After him are Leandro Barbosa (1982), Michael Woods (null), Pabllo Vittar (1993), Marcos Alberto Skavinski (1975), José Clayton (1974), and Beatriz Haddad Maia (1996).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Jefferson ranks 681. Before him are Samuel Lino (1999), Maicon Pereira Roque (1988), Caíco (1974), Keirrison (1988), Leandro Castán (1986), and Lucas Beraldo (2003). After him are Marcos Alberto Skavinski (1975), José Clayton (1974), Hugo Alcântara (1979), Everton Soares (1996), Edu (1979), and Tetê (2000).

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