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Nílton Santos

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Nílton Santos

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Also known as Nilton Santos, Nílton dos Reis Santos, Nilton Reis Santos

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

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Italy
Active from
1971
breakbeatelectronicahouse

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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

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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.

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