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Nílton Santos
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Brazilian association football player (1925-2013)
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Nílton dos Reis Santos, known professionally as Nílton Santos, was a Brazilian association football player and coach. Born on May 16, 1925, in Rio de Janeiro, he played as a defender for Botafogo F.R. and the Brazil men's national football team. His career began in 1948, and he represented Brazil in the 1950, 1954, 1958, and 1962 FIFA World Cups. Standing 180 centimeters tall and weighing 68 kilograms, Santos was a citizen of Brazil.
Santos died on November 27, 2013, in Rio de Janeiro due to respiratory failure. He was buried at the Cemitério de São João Batista. In addition to his athletic career, he is credited with authoring works including *Liberte-Se!* and *A arte do efêmero*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Liberte-Se!
- A arte do efêmero
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Italy
- Active from
- 1971
Discography
- The Piano1995
- The Rhythm1997
- Camels2000
- The Riff / Camels2000
- R U Shakadelic?2001
- 3-2-1 Fire!2001
- Summer EP2003
- Abrasive2004
- Intimate2006
- Home Sweet Home2006
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,614x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,961x
- The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship
· 2016 · cited 14,620x
- <i>Planck</i>
2018 results
· 2020 · cited 13,357x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,995x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Full name
- Nílton dos Santos
- Date of birth
- ( 1925-05-16 ) 16 May 1925
- Place of birth
- Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
- Date of death
- 27 November 2013 (2013-11-27) (aged 88)
- Place of death
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Height
- 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Position
- Left back
- Years
- Team
- 1948 1964
- Botafogo
- 1949 1962
- Brazil
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Nílton dos Santos ( Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈniwtõ ˈsɐ̃tus]; 16 May 1925 – 27 November 2013) was a Brazilian footballer who primarily played as a wingback. At international level, he was a member of the Brazil squads that won the 1958 and 1962 World Cups.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nílton Santos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.