| Meet the Brazilian Masters of soccer of the past! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pel� | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Name: Edson Arantes do NascimentoPosition: ForwardBirthplace: Tr�s Corac�os, Minas Gerais, BrazilClubs Pel� played for: Santos (Brazil) New York Cosmos (U.S.A)How Pel� played: Pel� was an excelent player and was also the best player in the history of soccer. Pel� scored over a thousand goals in his profesional career. One of Pel�'s greatest goals was in the 1958 World Cup Final in Sweden when Brazil was against Sweden. A player made a long pass to Pel� and Pel� chest-trapped the ball and the ball rowed down to his left foot. Then Pel� kicked the ball over his shoulders with his left foot, turned around and kicked the ball iinside the goal with his right foot! The ball never touched the ground!! This bycicle kick goal by Pel� was the most famous goal scored by Pel�. PERECT OVERHEAD KICK OR BYCICLE KICK. Pel�'s last game for the Brazilian team was when Brazil was against Yugoslavia in a friendly match in 1971. He wore shirt number 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garrincha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Name: Manuel Francisco dos Santos Postion: Right Winger Birthplace: Pa� Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Clubs he played for: Corinthians (Brazil) Flamengo (Brazil) Olaria (Brazil) and Botafogo (Brazil) How Garrincha played: Garrincha was one of the greatest players in the History of Soccer. He was an excelent dribbler and a fast player. With his crooked legs he could fool any defender. Garrincha played 581 games for Botafogo and scored 232 goals. In Garrincha's 3 World Cups he scored 5 goals for the Brazilian National Team. He died in 1983 at the age of 50 because he drank too much alcohol and got Liver Cancer. He wore shirt number 7. Garrincha played mostly for Botafogo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jairzinho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name: Jair Ventura Filho | Postion: Forward Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Clubs: Botafogo (Brazil), Cruzeiro (Brazil), Olympique de Marselha (France), Portuguesa de Acar�gua (Venezuela), Fast (U.S.A) e Wilstermann (Bolivia). How Jairzinho played: Jairzinho was a good dribbler a great shooter. Jairzinho used to be called by fans, "Hurricane" because he was a very fast player. Jairzinho played 87 matches for the Brazilian National Team and scored 44 goals for the Brazilian National Team.
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