Garrincha - 1958, 1962 FIFA World Cup Classic Players

What planet is Garrincha from?
It was not long before Garrincha broke into the national team, making his debut on 18 September 1955 in a 1-1 draw against Chile. In all, his international record was 50 caps and 12 goals, and he scored five times in his dozen FIFA World Cup finals matches.

Just five years after senior debut for Botafogo, he became a world champion at Sweden 1958 - the first of Brazil's five world titles. It was there that he became part of a formidable attacking unit that included Didi, Zagallo, Vava and a precocious 17-year-old called Pele, who was just starting to grab the headlines. Vicente Feola's Auriverde picked up other accolades, one of which was becoming the first team to win the competition on a foreign continent.

Garrincha's finest hour would come four years later at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile. The winger was voted player of the tournament after coach Aymore Moreira put additional weight on his shoulders in the absence of the injured Pele. He rewarded his gaffer's faith with a series of magical displays and four crucial goals, which made him the tournament's joint top scorer.

"What planet is Garrincha from?" asked Chile's Mercurio newspaper after Brazil had eliminated the hosts in the semi-final. After winning a second FIFA World Cup in succession, Garrincha's reputation soared both at home and abroad, with many people now considering him the second greatest player in his country's history behind Pele.

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[Domibond007]

My granfather toldme that garrincha was 3 times better than pele, but he was never a mainstream star cause his adictions problems.

[RXC101181]

@psalmsninetyone He should be considered better than Pele everywhere, period!

[39fabao]

nenhuma placa de publicidade,,,,,,,e havia futebol

[mateusrizz]

garrincha was the best no doubt but its not as if pele was no good

[TaLBarri]

R.I.P !

[marcoscashanova]

NO jogo contra o santos pela libertadores garrincha ja não era mais o mesmo @norsunny o verdadeiro ultimo jogo dele foi em 62 contra o flamengo depois a artrose o pegou e ele jogava muitas vezes forçado pela diretoria

[luizfilipe54]

@norsunny Garrincha teve muitos titulos no botafogo sim.Foram 3 campeonatos cariocas(1957,1961 e 1962),2 Rio-São Paulo(1962 e 1964),Torneio Internacional da Colombia:1960

Torneio Pentagonal do México:1962

Torneio Internacional de Paris:1963

Torneio Jubileu de Ouro da Associação de Futebol de La Paz:1964

Torneio Quadrangular do Suriname:1964

Quadrangular de Buenos Aires:1964

[luizfilipe54]

@norsunny aonde que vc viu que o santos ganhava do botafogo.Para sua informação o santos de Pelé ficou 8 anos sem ganhar do botafogo.

[ClusterFoxtrot]

Totally mishead that as 'fucking header'

[Garrincha2014]

@norsunny im also brazilian and ive seen both, garrincha was better and by no means was santos a small team it had the best players in brazil along with pele. Most of them made it to the national team at some point, it had if i remember correctly the best offensive of south america it had pepe coutinho pele zito gilmar, botafogo was small, not santos...they won a lot even without pele sometimes.

[ThePLISIK]

@norsunny oh,ITS NOT TRUE WHAT YOU TOLD, BECAUSE EXAMPLE: 1963 bOTAFOGO vs sANTOS 3:1. oNE YEAR EALIER ALSO. BUT ALSO YOU ARE SURE, SANTOS WIN ALSO FOR EXAMPLE 5:0 . BUT IT WAS TWO THE GREATEST TEAMS.SANTOS AND BOTAFOGO. SANTOS WERENT BETTER AND PELE WASNT BETTER THAN GARRINCHA. I LEARN ABOUT THIS AND KNOW. IF YOU ALSO KNOW A LOT WTITE ME MESSAGE. GREETINGS!!!