Garrincha

Garrincha is honestly one of those players who makes you question whether football is even a fair sport when someone like him exists — a right winger from a tiny Brazilian town who played with legs that were literally crooked from birth, and still became the most devastating dribbler the game has ever seen. I love that he won two World Cups with Brazil in 1958 and 1962, and in the '62 tournament he was so dominant that many historians credit him as the actual driving force, since Pelé got injured early. The "Little Bird" wasn't polished or clinical — he was pure chaos, pure joy, the kind of player who tormented defenders just because he loved the game. His life off the pitch was turbulent and ultimately tragic, but on the ball he was absolute magic, and that's what endures.

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Name (English)

Garrincha

Name (Japanese)

ガリンシャ

Reading

がりんしゃ

Born

October 28, 1933 – January 20, 1983

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rooster

Origin

Pau Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height

170 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrincha
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180642

Tags

• Rio de Janeiro
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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