Gérson

For a football lover, Gérson's name alone is a thrill. He was the cerebral heartbeat of Brazil's 1970 World Cup side, often called the greatest team ever assembled. At 170 cm he was never imposing, yet he governed the midfield with vision and a precise left foot, moving across Flamengo, Botafogo, São Paulo and Fluminense. I love that he later became a journalist, turning to describe the game in words after mastering it with his feet. He is the man whose name surfaces whenever that legendary yellow shirt is discussed, and to me that is pure footballing immortality.

Name (English)

Gérson

Name (Japanese)

ジェルソン・デ・オリヴェイラ・ヌーネス

Reading

じぇるそん・で・おりゔぇいら・ぬーねす

Born

January 11, 1941 (age 85)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Snake

Origin

Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height

170 cm

Occupation

association football player / journalist

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q280306

Tags

• Rio de Janeiro
• association football player
• journalist

Last updated

2026-06-24

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.