1958 FIFA World Cup Final
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| RB | 4 | Djalma Santos Djalma Santos Djalma Pereira Dias dos Santos known simply as Djalma Santos is a former Brazilian footballer who started for the Brazil national team in four World Cups, winning two, in 1958 and 1962. Santos is considered to be one of the greatest right-backs of all time... |
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| LB | 12 | Nilton Santos Nílton Santos Nílton Reis dos Santos is a Brazilian former association footballer who played defender. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he was a pioneering left back, being one of first full backs to participate in the offensive game.... |
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| CB | 2 | Hideraldo Bellini Hilderaldo Bellini Hilderaldo Luís Bellini is a Brazilian footballer of Italian origin who played and was known in Brazil as one of the most solid Central defender.... (c) |
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| HB | 19 | Zito José Ely de Miranda José Ely de Miranda, best known as Zito was an association footballer who played in defensive midfield.... |
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| HB | 15 | Orlando Orlando Peçanha de Carvalho Orlando Peçanha de Carvalho , known simply as Orlando, was a Brazilian footballer who played defender.... |
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| OR | 11 | Garrincha Garrincha Manuel Francisco dos Santos , known by the nickname "Garrincha" , was an association football right winger and forward who helped the Brazil national team win the World Cups of 1958 and 1962. He played the majority of his professional career for Brazilian club Botafogo.The word garrincha itself... |
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| IR | 6 | Didi Valdir Pereira Waldyr Pereira , nicknamed Didi , was a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder. He played in three World Cups: 1954, 1958, and 1962, winning the latter two. He is considered to be one of the greatest midfielders in the sport renowned for his range of passing, stamina and flawless technique... |
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| IL | 10 | Pelé Pelé However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time... |
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| OL | 7 | Mário Zagallo Mário Zagallo Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo is a Brazilian former football player and manager.-Biography:Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo was born in Maceió, Alagoas, to a family of Lebanese and Italian heritage.... |
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| CF | 20 | Vavá Vavá Vavá, real name Edvaldo Izídio Neto, was an association footballer who is widely considered one of the best strikers of his generation. His nickname was "Peito de Aço"... |
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| Vicente Feola Vicente Feola Vicente Ítalo Feola, usually known as Vicente Feola , was an Italian Brazilian soccer coach who lived in São Paulo. He became famous for leading the national soccer team to its first FIFA World Cup title in 1958.-Biography:As São Paulo FC coach, Feola won the 1948 and 1949 Campeonato Paulista... |
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Kalle Svensson
Karl-Oskar Svensson, nicknamed Rio-Kalle, , was a famous Swedish football goalkeeper from Helsingborg. He played on elite level for Helsingborgs IF during his whole career, debuting in Allsvenskan only 18 years old on 4 June 1944, conceding two goals...
Reino Börjesson
Reino Börjesson, born February 4, 1929, is a former Swedish footballer who played for IFK Gothenburg and Norrby IF. He played 10 international matches for Sweden and participated in the World Cup Final of 1958 when Sweden lost 5-2 to Brazil.-References:...
Orvar Bergmark
Orvar Bergmark , born in Bureå south of Skellefteå, was a Swedish football defender and manager, as well as bandy player....
Sven Axbom
Sven Axbom was a Swedish footballer who was capped on 31 occasions by Sweden between 1955 and 1960. He played in all six games for Sweden at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, including the final against Brazil....
Bengt Gustavsson
Bengt "Julle" Gustavsson is a former Swedish footballer and trainer. As player he participated in the final of the World Cup 1958 and won national championships with IFK Norrköping...
Lennart Skoglund
Karl Lennart "Nacka" Skoglund, , was a Swedish football player.-Biography:Nicknamed through-out his career as Nacka , Lennart Skoglund was a star of two Swedish World Cup sides in the 1950s. First as a young inside-left in 1950 and then as a mature left winger on home soil in 1958...
Nils Liedholm
Nils Liedholm was a Swedish football midfielder and coach. Il Barone , as he is affectionately known in Italy, was renowned for being part of Sweden's "Gre-No-Li" trio of strikers along with Gunnar Gren and Gunnar Nordahl at A.C. Milan and the Swedish national team...
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Gunnar Gren
Gunnar Gren was a Swedish football player and coach. He is best known for playing for IFK Gothenburg and AC Milan. He was part of the famous "Gre-No-Li" trio of forwards at A.C. Milan and the Swedish national team...
Kurt Hamrin
Kurt Roland Hamrin is a former Swedish footballer. He is currently the seventh highest goalscorer of all-time in Italy's Serie A with 190 goals. He was best known as goal scoring winger with incredible dribbling ability.-Career:Hamrin first played for AIK in Sweden, whom he joined in the 1952-53...
Agne Simonsson
Agne Simonsson is a former Swedish footballer. He played for the Sweden national football team, earning 51 caps and scoring 27 goals. He was a participant in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, scoring 4 goals, when Sweden reached the final on home soil, losing the game 5-2 to Brazil...
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