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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 321,994 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Nílton Santos is the 60th most popular soccer player (down from 45th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 28th 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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  • 65.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Nílton Santos ranks 60 out of 16,880. Before him are Djalma Santos, Jairzinho, George Weah, Béla Guttmann, Paolo Rossi, and Giacinto Facchetti. After him are Vahid Halilhodžić, Oliver Kahn, Arthur Friedenreich, Bobby Moore, Carlos Queiroz, and Gianni Rivera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Nílton Santos ranks 34. Before him are Pierre Boulez, Maya Plisetskaya, Robert Edwards, Douglas Engelbart, Ananda Mahidol, and Paul Mauriat. After him are Rod Steiger, Wong Fei-hung, Peter Brook, Robert Altman, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, and Andrea Camilleri. Among people deceased in 2013, Nílton Santos ranks 26. Before him are Christian de Duve, Djalma Santos, Robert Edwards, Robert Coleman Richardson, Douglas Engelbart, and Georges Moustaki. After him are Don Shirley, Rochus Misch, François Jacob, Donald A. Glaser, Jang Song-thaek, and Erich Priebke.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Nílton Santos ranks 37 out of 2,067. Before him are Romário (1966), Roberto Carlos (1973), João Gilberto (1931), Djalma Santos (1929), Jairzinho (1944), and Sebastião Salgado (1944). After him are Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873), Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Leônidas (1913), Rivaldo (1972), Bebeto (1964), and Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Nílton Santos ranks 16. Before him are Ronaldinho (1980), Ronaldo (1976), Romário (1966), Roberto Carlos (1973), Djalma Santos (1929), and Jairzinho (1944). After him are Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Leônidas (1913), Rivaldo (1972), Bebeto (1964), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), and Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953).

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