Curated category
1962 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…
- 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.
- Leonel SánchezLeonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros entered the world on the 25th of April 1936 in Santiago, Chile. His father worked as a professional boxer and brought…
- 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…
- Mário ZagalloMário Jorge Lobo Zagallo entered the world on the 9th of August 1931 in Atalaia, a small town within the state of Alagoas.
- Flórián AlbertFlórián György Albert entered the world on the 15th of September 1941 in the small town of Hercegszántó. His father worked as a blacksmith while his mother…
- 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.