Djalma Santos

Personal information
Full name	Djalma Pereira Dias dos Santos
Date of birth	(1929-02-27) 27 February 1929 (age 83)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1948–1959	Portuguesa	434	(11)
1959–1968	Palmeiras	498	(10)
1969–1970	Atlético Paranaense
National team
1952–1968	Brazil	98	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Djalma Pereira Dias dos Santos known simply as Djalma Santos (also spelled Dejalma Santos, born 27 February 1929 in São Paulo, Brazil) 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. While primarily known for his defensive skills, he often ventured upfield and displayed some impressive attacking skills.

Along with Franz Beckenbauer, he is one of only two players to be included into three FIFA World Cup All Star teams (in 1954, 1958 and 1962). He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.

Club career[link]

Santos started his career in his hometown with Portuguesa. He initially played in the centre of defence, but was later moved to the right side of defence. In 1959, he moved to Palmeiras. He played almost 500 games for the club, winning several league and cup titles. He left the club in 1968, joining Atlético Paranaense for a short spell before retiring in 1970.

Santos was never sent off during his entire career.

International career[link]

Santos made 98 official appearances for Brazil between 1952 and 1968, and was in the squad for four consecutive World Cups between 1954 and 1966. He made his first appearance against Peru in the Panamerican Championship. The match was drawn 0–0.

1954 World Cup[link]

Santos made his World Cup debut in a 5–0 win against Mexico, and played in all of Brazil's matches during the tournament. He scored his first goal for Brazil from the penalty spot in a 4–2 defeat against Hungary (also known as the "Battle of Berne").

1958 World Cup[link]

Santos had lost his place in the side after being dropped in favour of De Sordi, and did not play until the final against Sweden. Brazil won the match 5–2, with Santos being one of the outstanding performers. As a result, despite only playing one match in the tournament, he was included in the tournament's All-Star Team.

1962 World Cup[link]

Santos was once again a regular in the starting lineup, playing in all of Brazil's games. In the final against Czechoslovakia he set up the final goal for Brazil. Noting that the Czech goalkeeper Viliam Schrojf was somewhat off his line, Santos lofted a long, massive, high arcing ball, into the goalmouth aided by the glare of the afternoon sun. Schrojf mishandled the cross, and Brazilian striker Vavá hammered the ball into goal.

1966 World Cup[link]

Santos, now at the age of 37, was selected for a fourth consecutive World Cup. The inclusion of Santos in the squad was a surprise to some, with Carlos Alberto expected to be selected instead.^[1] Santos played the first two games, but was dropped after the 3–1 defeat to Hungary. Brazil were knocked out of the tournament in the next game against Portugal.

Honours[link]

Brazil

• Panamerican Championship: 1952
• Taça Oswaldo Cruz: 1955, 1956, 1962
• Taça do Atlântico: 1956, 1960
• Copa Roca: 1957, 1960, 1963
• World Cup: 1958, 1962
• Taça Bernardo O'Higgins: 1959

Portuguesa

• Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1952, 1955

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista: 1959, 1963, 1966
• Taça Brasil: 1960, 1967
• Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1965
• Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa: 1967

Atlético Paranaense

• Campeonato Paranaense: 1970

References[link]

External links[link]

• RSSSF complete stats on international appearances
• Brazilian Football Confederation profile (in Portuguese)
• Djalma Santos bio
• Djalma Santos Palmeiras career (in Portuguese)

Brazil squads v t e Brazil squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup 1 Castilho 2 Djalma Santos 3 Nílton Santos 4 Brandãozinho 5 Pinheiro 6 Bauer 7 Julinho 8 Didi 9 Baltazar 10 Pinga 11 Rodrigues 12 Paulinho 13 Alfredo Ramos 14 Ely 15 Mauro 16 Dequinha 17 Maurinho 18 Humberto 19 Índio 20 Rubens 21 Veludo 22 Cabeção Coach: Moreira v t e Brazil squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup Winners (1st Title) 1 Castilho 2 Bellini 3 Gilmar 4 Djalma Santos 5 Dino Sani 6 Didi 7 Zagallo 8 Oreco 9 Zózimo 10 Pelé 11 Garrincha 12 Nílton Santos 13 Moacir 14 De Sordi 15 Orlando 16 Mauro 17 Joel 18 Mazola 19 Zito 20 Vavá 21 Dida 22 Pepe Coach: Feola v t e Brazil squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup Winners (2nd Title) 1 Gilmar 2 Djalma Santos 3 Mauro 4 Zito 5 Zózimo 6 Nílton Santos 7 Garrincha 8 Didi 9 Coutinho 10 Pelé 11 Pepe 12 Jair Marinho 13 Bellini 14 Jurandir 15 Altair 16 Zequinha 17 Mengálvio 18 Jair 19 Vavá 20 Amarildo 21 Zagallo 22 Castilho Coach: Moreira v t e Brazil squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup 1 Gilmar 2 Djalma Santos 3 Fidélis 4 Bellini 5 Brito 6 Altair 7 Orlando 8 Paulo Henrique 9 Rildo 10 Pelé 11 Gérson 12 Manga 13 Denílson 14 Lima 15 Zito 16 Garrincha 17 Jairzinho 18 Alcindo 19 Silva 20 Tostão 21 Paraná 22 Edu Coach: Feola

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Dario

Personal information
Full name	Dario Jose dos Santos
Date of birth	(1946-03-04) 4 March 1946 (age 66)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1967–1968	Campo Grande	?	(?)
1968–1972	Atlético-MG	55	(32)
1973–1974	Flamengo	31	(8)
1974	Atlético-MG	?	(?)
1974–1975	Sport	26	(12)
1976–1977	Internacional	21	(16)
1977–1978	Ponte Preta	32	(17)
1978	Atlético-MG	?	(?)
1979	Paysandu	4	(1)
1980	Náutico	3	(0)
1981	Santa Cruz	13	(7)
1981–1982	Bahia	14	(8)
1983	Goiás	20	(4)
1983–1984	Coritiba	?	(?)
1984	Rio Negro	?	(?)
1985	Nacional-AM	21	(8)
1985	XV de Novembro	?	(?)
Total		240	(113)
National team
1970–1973	Brazil	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Dario José dos Santos (born 4 March 1946 in Rio de Janeiro^[1]), nicknamed Dario, or Dadá Maravilha (Wonder Dadá) is a former Brazilian footballer. He played as a center-forward, and as of 2006^[update], is the 3rd top scorer in the history of Brazilian football, trailing Pelé and Romário.

Born into poverty, Dadá began his career in 1965, playing in the youth squad of Campo Grande, a small and modest club with no great history in Rio. His style and talent caught the eye of a scout working for Atlético Mineiro, a large and very traditional club from the state of Minas Gerais, who signed him in 1968. In 1969 his prestige was so great that then Brazilian President Emílio Garrastazu Médici asked coach Mário Zagallo to call Dadá to join the national team going to the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. He was benched for most of the tournament, however. In total he was capped 6 times for Brazil between 1970 and 1973.^[1]

In 1971, Dadá helped Atlético win its first Campeonato Brasileiro title, scoring the only goal in the final match against Botafogo. He played for Atlético until 1973, when he transferred over to Flamengo. After another brief stint with Atlético, he played for Sport Club do Recife in the 1974–75 season, where he helped the team win the Pernambuco state championship.

In 1976, he was signed by Internacional de Porto Alegre for what was, at the time, one of the biggest transactions in Brazilian football. In contrast to great players in the Internacional roster at the time, such as Figueroa, Falcão, Pablo Cesar and Valdomiro, Dadá was perceived as clumsy and slow, but his great positioning and finishing made him one of the greatest strikers in the history of the club. He was the top scorer of the 1976 Brazilian Championship, scoring 16 goals for Internacional, including the first goal in the final match against Corinthians, which Internacional won 2–0.

He signed with Ponte Preta in 1977 but sat out for most of the year while recovering from pneumonia. He returned to Atlético Mineiro for the 1978–1979 season, but wasn't as successful. From 1979 to 1986, he played for several different teams of less prestige like Náutico, Santa Cruz, Bahia and Goiás, finally ending his career at Comercial Esporte Clube, a club from Registro, in São Paulo state.

Throughout his career, his talent for scoring goals and sympathy with the fans earned him many nicknames, including "Dario Peito-de-aço" (Iron Chest Dario), "Rei Dadá" (King Dadá) and "Dadá Beija-Flor" (Dadá the Hummingbird), the latter a reference to his great impulse, which made him seemingly stop in mid-air. Dada's pre-match declarations were much sought after by sport beat reporters as he had the flair of coining names to goals yet to be scored by himself on any given match. He is also notorious for having coined many catch phrases which are still remembered and used by many Brazilian fans.

Quotations[link]

"Do not give me problematic, I'll give you "solutionatic"."

"There are only three things that can stop in air: a hummingbird, a helicopter, and Dadá."

"After Garrincha, Dadá is the greatest joy of the people."

"I was so focused in scoring goals that I didn't have time to learn how to play football."

"There's no such thing as an ugly goal. Ugly is to not score one."

"I do not play football, I score goals."

"Two things I don't know how to do: Miss goals and play football"

Career[link]

• Campo Grande: 1967–1968
• Atlético-MG: 1968–1972
• Flamengo: 1973–1974
• Atlético-MG: 1974–1974
• Sport: 1974–1975
• Internacional: 1976–1977
• Ponte Preta: 1977–1978
• Atlético-MG: 1978–1979
• Paysandu: 1979–1979
• Náutico: 1980–1980
• Santa Cruz: 1981–1981
• Bahia: 1981–1982
• Goiás: 1983–1983
• Coritiba: 1983–1983
• Atlético-MG: 1984–1984
• Nacional-AM: 1984–1985
• XV de Piracicaba: 1985–1985
• Douradense-MS: 1986–1986
• Comercial de Registro-SP: 1986–1986

Team Awards[link]

• FIFA World Cup – 1970 – Brazil
• Minas Gerais State Championship – 1970 – Atlético-MG
• Brazilian Championship – 1971 – Atlético-MG
• Pernambuco State Championship- 1975 – Sport
• Rio Grande do Sul State Championship – 1976 – Internacional
• Brazilian Championship – 1976 – Internacional
• Minas Gerais State Championship – 1978 – Atlético-MG
• Bahia State Championship – 1981 – Bahia
• Goiás State Championship – 1983 – Bahia

References[link]

v t e Brazil squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup Winners (3rd Title) 1 Félix 2 Brito 3 Piazza 4 Carlos Alberto 5 Clodoaldo 6 Marco Antônio 7 Jairzinho 8 Gérson 9 Tostão 10 Pelé 11 Rivelino 12 Ado 13 Roberto 14 Baldocchi 15 Fontana 16 Everaldo 17 Joel 18 Paulo Cézar Caju 19 Edu 20 Dario 21 Zé Maria 22 Leão Coach: Zagallo