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 Garrincha 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.
Fritz Walter, former footballer, honorary citizen of Rhineland Palatinate and holder of the prestigious Grand Cross of the Order of Merit, was one of the great pillars of the German game and an example to millions of young German sportsmen.
Peter Shilton showed so much early promise that he pushed aside the great Gordon Banks as a Leicester City teenager before building a monumental career that rivals even that of Banks for the bragging rights as the best goalkeeper ever to play for England. He remains the most capped player to ever appear for England [...]
Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (born 10 May 1969 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch professional footballer. He was named after Manchester United footballer Denis Law (although the traditional spelling had to be observed for the legal satisfaction of the registrar). At club level he played for Ajax, Internazionale, Arsenal and also represented the [...]
Personal Data Surname: Puskas First name: Ferenc Country: Hungary Date of birth: 1927-04-02 Birthplace: Budapest Died: 2006-11-17 Height 174 cm Weight 73.0 kg Career Position: forward Clubs: Kijpest Budapest, later to become Honved Budapest (1943-56), Real Madrid (Spain/1958-66) International appearances: Hungary 84, Spain 4 International goals: Hungary 83, Spain 0 International debuts: Hungary: 20/08/1945, Hungary-Austria [...]
Mokhtar Dahari (13 November 1953 – 11 July 1991) was a legendary Malaysian football player from Setapak, Selangor. He was one of the Best Players in Asia in the 1970s. Born in Setapak, Mokhtar showed interest in playing football at an early age. He played for his school and later for his home state, Selangor FA. He was only nineteen years old when he first played for the Malaysia national football team in an international game. Mokhtar helped Selangor FA win the Malaysia Cup 10 times and scored 177 goals altogether. In international games, he helped the Malaysia national football team score a total of 125 goals in 167 caps. He was the best striker in Malaysia.
