Garrincha

Garrincha

Garrincha playing for Brazil at the 1962 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Manuel Francisco dos Santos
Date of birth	(1933-10-28)28 October 1933
Place of birth	Magé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	20 January 1983(1983-01-20) (aged 49)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Youth career
1947–1952	Pau Grande
1949–1950	Cruzeiro do Sul FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951	Serrano
1953–1965	Botafogo[1]	238	(84)
1966	Corinthians[2]	4	(0)
1968	Atlético Junior	1	(0)
1968–1969	Flamengo	5	(0)
1972	Olaria	6	(0)
Total		254+	(84+)
International career
1955–1966	Brazil	50	(12)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 1958 Sweden Winner 1962 Chile South American Championship Runner-up 1957 Peru Runner-up 1959 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Francisco dos Santos (28 October 1933 – 20 January 1983), nicknamed Mané Garrincha, best known as simply Garrincha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡaˈʁĩʃɐ], "little bird"),^[3] was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and by many, one of the greatest dribblers ever.^[4][5]

Garrincha played a vital role in Brazil's 1958 and 1962 World Cup victories. In 1962, when Pelé got injured, Garrincha led Brazil to a World Cup victory with a dominating performance throughout the tournament. He also became the first player to win the Golden Ball (Player of the tournament), Golden Boot (Leading Goalscorer) and the World Cup in the same tournament. He was also named in the World Cup All-Star Teams of both 1958 World Cup and 1962 World Cup. In 1994, he was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Time Team. Brazil never lost a match while fielding both Garrincha and Pelé.^[6] In 1999, he came seventh in the FIFA Player of the Century grand jury vote.^[7] He is a member of the World Team of the 20th Century, and was inducted into the Brazilian Football Hall of Fame.^[8] Due to his immense popularity in Brazil, he was also called Alegria do Povo (People's Joy) and Anjo de Pernas Tortas (Bent-Legged Angel).^[9]

At club level, Garrincha played the majority of his professional career for the Brazilian team Botafogo. In the Maracanã Stadium, the home team room is known as "Garrincha".^[10] In the capital Brasília, the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha is named after him. He is credited for inspiring the first bullfighting chants of olé to be used at football grounds.^[11]