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Manuel Francisco dos Santos (28 October 1933 – 20 January 1983), nicknamed Mané Garrincha, best known as simply Garrincha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡaˈʁĩʃɐ], "little bird"), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger.
Garrincha Best Skills & Dribbles Ever Manuel Francisco dos Santos (28 October 1933 – 20 January 1983), known by the nickname Garrincha , was a Brazilian footballer who played right winger and...
Nov 2, 2012 · Manuel Francisco dos Santos (October 28, 1933 -- January 20, 1983), known by the nickname "Garrincha" (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡaˈʁĩʃɐ], "little bird"), was an association football right...
Jul 2, 2024 · Garrincha (1933–1983) was a Brazilian football (soccer) player considered by many to be the best right winger in the history of the sport. He starred along with Pelé and Didí on the Brazilian national teams that won the World Cup in 1958 and 1962.
Garrincha started off his professional career by scoring a hat-trick against Bonsucesso in his first game for the club. During the next five years at Botafogo, he emerged as one of the greatest right-wingers in the world and a one-man wrecking crew.
Jan 21, 2023 · Garrincha passed away 40 years ago today. His funeral the following day was as mind-blowing as his life. Traffic was paralysed for up to 25 kilometres outside the church. It’s billed as...
Nov 5, 2012 · Manuel Francisco dos Santos (October 28, 1933 -- January 20, 1983), known by the nickname "Garrincha" (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡaˈʁĩʃɐ], "little bird"), was an association football right...
Brazil went on to win the cup, andin Garrincha, a star was born. Garrincha was the unlikeliest of footballers - with a right leg that turned inwards and a left that turned out, he looked as if he...
Dec 13, 2022 · Garrincha became the first player to finish a World Cup as winner of the Golden Boot as top scorer, the winner of the Golden Ball as player of the tournament, a place in the All-Star Team, and ...
Jan 20, 2008 · But put a ball at his feet, and the man they called Garrincha - the little bird - could just about do anything. On the 25th anniversary of his death, it is right that football remembers the...
