SOCCER PLAYER

Josimar

1961 - Today

Josimar

Josimar Higino Pereira (born 19 September 1961), more commonly known as Josimar, is a Brazilian former footballer. Throughout his career, he played as a right-back, mainly with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas and the Brazil national team. In his prime, he was named the best right-back in the world by FIFA. He is currently assistant coach at Botafogo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Josimar is the 3,647th most popular soccer player (up from 3,675th in 2024), the 654th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 673rd in 2019) and the 337th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Josimar ranks 3,647 out of 21,273. Before him are Efraín Amézcua, Andrea Belotti, Ricardo Villa, Joe Cole, José María Peña, and Sabri Lamouchi. After him are Jonathan Tah, Mokhtar Hasni, Tomoya Suzuki, Roberto Telch, Menachem Bello, and Jürgen Nöldner.

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Efraín Amézcua
1907 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 3,646
Andrea Belotti
1993 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 3,647
Ricardo Villa
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 3,648
Joe Cole
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 3,649
José María Peña
1895 - 1988
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 3,650
Sabri Lamouchi
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 3,651
Josimar
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 3,652
Jonathan Tah
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 3,653
Mokhtar Hasni
1952 - 2024
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 3,654
Tomoya Suzuki
2000 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 3,655
Roberto Telch
1943 - 2014
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 3,656
Menachem Bello
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 3,657
Jürgen Nöldner
1941 - 2022
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 3,658

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Josimar ranks 314. Before him are Nina Li Chi, Florent Pagny, Scott Ritter, Vasyl Rats, Roland Orzabal, and Rae Dawn Chong. After him are Manuel Estiarte, Mary Barra, Yannick Stopyra, Frank De Winne, Mikhail Shishkin, and Solveig Dommartin.

Others Born in 1961

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Nina Li Chi
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 308
Florent Pagny
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 309
Scott Ritter
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 310
Vasyl Rats
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 311
Roland Orzabal
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 312
Rae Dawn Chong
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 313
Josimar
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 314
Manuel Estiarte
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 315
Mary Barra
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 316
Yannick Stopyra
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 317
Frank De Winne
ASTRONAUT
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 318
Mikhail Shishkin
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 319
Solveig Dommartin
ACTOR
1961 - 2007
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 320

In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Josimar ranks 654 out of 2,236. Before him are Kiko Loureiro (1972), Alex Sandro (1991), Lori Sandri (1949), Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães (1997), Bruno Guimarães (1997), and Rodrigo (1991). After him are Hamilton Mourão (1953), Nathalia Timberg (1929), Luiz Adriano (1987), Ricardo Teixeira (1947), Nena (1923), and Edu Gaspar (1978).

Others born in Brazil

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Kiko Loureiro
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 648
Alex Sandro
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 649
Lori Sandri
COACH
1949 - 2014
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 650
Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 651
Bruno Guimarães
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 652
Rodrigo
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 653
Josimar
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 654
Hamilton Mourão
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 655
Nathalia Timberg
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 656
Luiz Adriano
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 657
Ricardo Teixeira
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 658
Nena
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2010
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 659
Edu Gaspar
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 660