Djalma Santos

Also known as Djalma Pereira Dias dos Santos, Dejalma Pereira Dias dos Santos

brazilian association football player (1929-2013)

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Full name: Dejalma Santos
Date of birth: ( 1929-02-27 ) 27 February 1929
Place of birth: São Paulo , Brazil
Date of death: 23 July 2013 (2013-07-23) (aged 84)
Place of death: Uberaba , Brazil
Height: 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position: Right-back
Years: Team
1948 1959: Portuguesa
1959 1968: Palmeiras
1969 1970: Atlético Paranaense
1952 1968: Brazil

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Instance of: human
Family name: Santos
Gender: male
Citizenship: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo
Place of death: Uberaba
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: Portuguese
Participant in: 1953 South American Championship
Sport: association football
Member of team: Brazil men's national football team
Position played: defender
Country for sport: Brazil
Mass: 73
Image: Djalma Santos.jpg
Height: 172

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Commons category: Djalma Santos
date of birth: 1929-02-27
date of death: 2013-07-23
cause of death: pneumonia
manner of death: natural causes
end of work period: 1972-00-00
start of work period: 1945-00-00
name in native language: Djalma Santos

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Djalma Pereira Dias dos Santos, known simply as Djalma Santos ( Brazilian Portuguese: [diˈʒawmɐ ˈsɐ̃tus]; also spelled Dejalma Santos; 27 February 1929 – 23 July 2013) was a Brazilian footballer who starred for the Brazil national team in four World Cups and winning the 1958 and 1962 editions. Santos is considered to be one of the greatest right-backs of all time. While primarily known for his defensive skills, he often ventured upfield and displayed some impressive technical and attacking skills.

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