SOCCER PLAYER

Nílton Santos

1925 - 2013

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Nílton dos Santos (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈniwtõ ˈsɐ̃tus]; 16 May 1925 – 27 November 2013) was a Brazilian footballer who primarily played as a wingback. At international level, he was a member of the Brazil squads that won the 1958 and 1962 World Cups. Regarded as one of the greatest defenders in the history of the game, Nílton Santos is a member of the World Team of the 20th Century, and was named by Pelé one of the top 125 greatest living footballers at a FIFA Awards ceremony in 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nílton Santos has received more than 344,441 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Nílton Santos is the 64th most popular soccer player (down from 60th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 37th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Nílton Santos is famous for being the first Brazilian to win a gold medal in judo.

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  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.28

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  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Nílton Santos ranks 64 out of 21,273. Before him are Francisco Gento, Roberto Mancini, Uwe Seeler, Luis Suárez, David Beckham, and Roger Milla. After him are Oliver Kahn, Luigi Riva, Gheorghe Hagi, George Weah, Franco Baresi, and Gianni Rivera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Nílton Santos ranks 30. Before him are Jacques Delors, Peter Sellers, Michel Piccoli, Douglas Engelbart, Angela Lansbury, and Ananda Mahidol. After him are Gabriele Amorth, Simon van der Meer, Frantz Fanon, Ernst Happel, Paul Mauriat, and Peter Brook. Among people deceased in 2013, Nílton Santos ranks 19. Before him are Frederick Sanger, Robert Coleman Richardson, Douglas Engelbart, Lou Reed, Paul Walker, and Boris Berezovsky. After him are Giuliano Gemma, Donald A. Glaser, Tom Clancy, Jang Song-thaek, Jovanka Broz, and Christian de Duve.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Nílton Santos ranks 34 out of 2,236. Before him are Romário (1966), Maria II of Portugal (1819), Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927), Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887), Roberto Carlos (1973), and Nelson Piquet (1952). After him are Sebastião Salgado (1944), Rivaldo (1972), Neymar (1992), João Gilberto (1931), Bebeto (1964), and Carlos Alberto Parreira (1943).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Nílton Santos ranks 16. Before him are Didi (1928), Vavá (1934), Ronaldinho (1980), Djalma Santos (1929), Romário (1966), and Roberto Carlos (1973). After him are Rivaldo (1972), Neymar (1992), Bebeto (1964), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), José Altafini (1938), and Kaká (1982).

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