The 1958 world cup was an important moment in the history of brazilian football for many reasons. He was born with a left leg that was six centimeters shorter than his right, despite or even because of that he turned out to be a great dribbler that would drive his opponents to. Greatest world footballers of all time dream team footballs. Due to his disabilities, theoretically, garrincha should not have been. Substitutes xavi garrincha batistuta messi di stefano moore. Manchester united fc football s greatest teams treble winners 19981999 duration. Former brazilian footballer garrincha often considered as the best dribbler in football history. He received the golden ball for player of the tournament and the golden boot as leading goalscorer in the 1962 world cup. To email the footballs greatest team directly please use out facebook account. Footballs greatest was a tv series that started on 10 june 2010 and finished on 11 july 2010.
Manuel francisco dos santos, most commonly known as garrincha, may not be as widely known as his countrymen but he fully deserves to be included on that. The football game has many aspects one of it is dribbling. Many great players can dribble very well but this list is about the best dribbler ever. Footballs greatest was a tv series that started on 10 june 2010 and finished on 11 july 2010 on sky sports for the world cup. Maradona, messi, garrincha, cruyff, zidane, ronaldinho. Footballs greatest george best documentary theradcunt. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Garrincha earned his first cap for the brazil national team in 1955 in the match against chile. Garrincha pulls the ball this way, then that, and sets off with it down the right. Pele the maestro on the pitch, the great gentleman and ambassador off the pitch. Manuel francisco dos santos, or garrincha, is one of the true brazilian icons and greatest dribblers in football history, but was another embodiment of genius and madness rolled into one. Dennis bergkamp the greatest football player of all time. People hadnt yet realized that garrincha was the most amateur footballer professional football would ever produce. Manuel francisco dos santos 28 october 1933 20 january 1983, nicknamed mane.
Like the aforementioned livewires on the pitch, garrincha was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Garrincha footballs greatest ever players 2017 youtube. Manoel francisco dos santos, best known by his nickname garrincha, is a former brazilian football player. He was an eminent footballer, known for his dribbling abilities but he drank heavily, he had several marriages and died at the age of 49. Garrincha, byname of manoel francisco dos santos, born oct. Brazils 1958 world cup blueprint the botafogo star. Brazilian star beats out diego maradona, lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo to top spot. Garrincha, the never forgotten genius of brazilian football. Garrinchas love for the game, and the brazilian publics ultimate love for him, came from this dribbling style. In 1958 and 1962, garrincha won the fifa world cup with the brazil national team. Garrincha was known for his close control and dribbling ability. He proved them wrong by helping brazil win two world cups. Willem van hanegem netherlands dutch, 18 june 2010.
The best football dribblers ever best football players ever. Footballs greatest the greatest world footballers of. The ultimate soccer hall of fame this is the place where legends live. All through footballs history, there are names to be remembered as the bests. He won the fifa world cup with the brazil national team in 1958 and 1962. Also below is a dream team for each era from the prewar years to the present day, in the popular formations of the time, followed by my alltime dream teams. Football stories bskyb footballs greatest mane garrincha 2011. He is known as the greatest dribbler in soccer history. Pele has been voted the greatest footballer of all time the. Garrinchas onfield majesty was widely seen as something of a distraction from a life of addiction and only on the field was he safe from his personal demons. Garrincha fires in a powerful shot from a tight angle. The 100 greatest players of all time football pantheon.
He stands alone with diego maradona as a player who won the. Football was his salvation, but a salvation that could only ever last 90 minutes. In defense of footballs prophet, mane garrincha football paradise. It is a compendium of the best world football players of all time. Garrincha and the greatest 3 minutes in football history. He possessed a lightening freekick and became renowned for his trademark banana shot. Stream tracks and playlists from garrincha on your desktop or mobile device. Even though he was born with crippled legs and retained a distorted left leg even after an operation, he never let this affect his wonderful ball skills, making some of the most beautiful soccer performances ever. In total he made 50 appearances for brazil until 1966, he helped the team to win fifa world cup in 1958 and 1962. Greatly known as one of the greatest footballers of all time, eusebio was nicknamed the black.
The first episode, the contenders, was about players that did not make the following shows, though are still notable, including bobby moore, franco baresi, george weah. Info and footage of the greatest dribblers football has known. Footballs greatest george best documentary youtube. Or that for him, the joy of playing didnt come with scoring goals, or winning games or even making money. The three russians are scattered on the ground, voinov with his backside in the air. He was the top scorer in the 1962 world cup and voted player of the tournament.
News, results and discussion about the beautiful game. Garrincha was named as the player of the tournament in brazis success at the 1962 world cup. The quest to choose footballs greatest punch newspapers. Garrincha biography, stats, rating, footballers profile. It was the first world cup appearance of one of their greatest players garrincha. Dennis bergkamp the greatest football player of all time hd documentary highlights highlight hl skills speed fake dribbling assists best goals long shots iceman legend. Top 10 greatest soccer players of all time sports muntra. There were 26 shows in total all narrated by richard keys, 25 featuring one footballer for each show. Footballs greatest garrincha download skype sep 30, 2011 top 10 football dribblers ever 3 garrincha 4 johan cruyff greatest trick plays in.
It was about this time that pundits coined the phrase flair player. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Garrincha soccer politics the politics of football. Bbc sport football remembering the genius of garrincha. He was the greatest dribbler to ever play the game but garrinchas life off the field is a tale of excess and tragedy by edward bearryman 26th november 2015, 6. Well, its better for you to change your beliefs as mane garrincha has had obviously all these. See video clips of these greatest teams and players in action all the best goals and moves. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest dribblers of all time, and by some, the greatest dribbler ever.
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