Curated category
1958 FIFA World Cup players
- Djalma SantosDjalma Pereira Dias dos Santos began his professional journey in 1949 with Portuguesa, a club based in São Paulo. He started as a central defender before…
- Helmut RahnHelmut Rahn began his football journey in 1938 at the local club Altenessen 1912. He played there until 1946 before moving to SC Oelde 09.
- Dražan JerkovićDražan Jerković entered the world on the 6th of August 1936 in Šibenik. At that moment, his hometown belonged to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
- Lev YashinLev Yashin was born on the 22nd of October 1929 in Moscow. He grew up in a Russian family of industrial workers during a time when World War II forced him to…
- PeléEdson Arantes do Nascimento arrived in the world on the 23rd of October 1940, born in the small town of Três Corações within Minas Gerais.
- GarrinchaManuel Francisco dos Santos arrived in Pau Grande, a district of Magé, on the 28th of October 1933. His right leg measured six centimetres shorter than his…
- Just FontaineJust Louis Fontaine arrived in the world on the 18th of August 1933 within the borders of French Morocco. His father hailed from France while his mother came…
- Mário ZagalloMário Jorge Lobo Zagallo entered the world on the 9th of August 1931 in Atalaia, a small town within the state of Alagoas.
- Antonio CarbajalAntonio Félix Carbajal Rodríguez entered the world on the 7th of June 1929 in Mexico City. He grew up in a city where football was already a religion for…
- VaváEdvaldo Izidio Neto arrived in the world on the 12th of November 1934. He grew up in a region where football was more than a game, it was survival.