Garrincha

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Full name: Manuel Francisco dos Santos
Date of birth: October 28, 1933
Place of birth: Pau Grande (RJ), Brazil
Date of death January 20, 1983 (aged 49)
Height: 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1/2 in)
Playing position: Winger

Biography

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Garrincha was known for his close control and dribbling ability. He was born with a left leg that was six centimeters shorter than his right, despite or even because of that he turned out to be a great dribbler that would drive his opponents to desperation. He played most of his career at Botafogo in Brazil where he played 581 matches and scored 232 goals. He won the 1958 FIFA World Cup with Brazil together with the other talented player Pelé. When Pelé got injured at the 1962 FIFA World Cup, Garrincha almost single handedly won the World Cup with Brazil at a similar way Maradona did in 1986. In total Garrincha played 50 games for Brazil, at the 1966 FIFA World Cup he played his last against Hungary which was also his first and only lose with Brazil.

Career

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Club Record
Years	Team	Apps	Goals
1953-1965	Botafogo	581	232
1966	Corinthians	10	2
1968	Atlético Junior	1	0
1968-1969	Flamengo	15	4
1972	Olaria	10	1
Total		617	239

National Team
Years	Team	Apps	Goals
1955–1966	Brazil	50	12

Honours

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Team Honours
Team	Trophy	Years
Brazil	World Champion	1958, 1962
Botafogo	Rio State Championship	1957, 1961, 1962

Individual Honours
Trophy	Years
World Cup Player of the Tournament-FIFA	1962
World Player of the Year-FIFA	1962