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Garrincha

(Photo by Felipe Camara ©)

Subject(s): Garrincha
Sport: Football

Location: Botafogo, Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Unveiled: 24/1/2010
Sculptor: Edgar Duvivier
Material: Bronze
Status: In Situ

Inscription(s):
Inscribed on plinth: GARRINCHA

Plaque: GARRINCHA FOI O MAIOR CRAQUE DA HISTÓRIA DO BOTAFOGO. DISPUTOU 614 PARTIDAS PELO CLUBE, TENDO SIDO TRÊS VEZES CAMPEÃO CARIOCA, DUAS VEZES CAMPEÃO DO TORNEIO RIO-SÃO PAULO, ALÉM DE TER CONQUISTADO DIVERSOS TORNEIOS INTERNACIONAIS. PELA SELEÇÃO BRASILEIRA FOI BICAMPEÃO DO MUNDO, EM 1958 E 1962. NA COPA DO MUNDO DO CHILE FOI CONSIDERADO O MELHOR JOGADOR DA COMPETIÇÃO. CONHECIDO COMO "O ANJO DAS PERNAS TORTAS." SEUS DRIBLES SÃO CONSIDERADOS POR MUITOS A VERDADEIRA ALMA DO FUTEBOL. GARRINCHA FOI ELEITO PELA FIFA O MELHOR PONTA-DIREITA DE TODOS OS TEMPOS.
Translation: GARRINCHA WAS THE GREATEST FOOTBALL PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF THE BOTAFOGO CLUB. HE PLAYED 614 MATCHES WITH THE CLUB, WAS THREE TIMES THE CARIOCA CHAMPION, TWICE CHAMPION OF THE RIO-SÃO PAULO TOURNAMENT, BESIDES WINNING OTHER INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS. WITH THE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL TEAM HE WAS TWICE THE WORLD CHAMPION, IN 1958 AND 1962. DURING THE WORLD CUP OF CHILE HE WAS CONSIDERED THE BEST PLAYER IN THE COMPETITION. KNOWN AS "THE ANGEL WITH BENT LEGS." HIS DRIBBLES ARE CONSIDERED BY MANY AS THE TRUE SOUL OF FOOTBALL. GARRINCHA WAS CHOSEN BY FIFA AS THE BEST RIGHT WINGER OF ALL TIME.

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