Years Team Height 1.68 m Role Footballer | Name Jose de 1949-1954 America FC (CE) | |
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Full name Jose Ribamar de Oliveira Date of birth (1932-09-24)September 24, 1932 Place of birth Coroata, Maranhao, Brazil Date of death August 16, 1974(1974-08-16) (aged 41) Died August 16, 1974, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil | ||
Craques do passado - Canhoteiro - O Garrincha da ponta-esquerda
José Ribamar de Oliveira, best known as Canhoteiro (24 September 1932 - 16 August 1974) was a Brazilian footballer, who played most notably for São Paulo FC. Canhoteiro means essentially "left footed."
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Canhoteiro was one of Brazil's greatest dribblers and played during a time of exceptional talent in that country. He had epic games against Pelé of Santos FC, one in particular in 1958, played under heavy rain at Pacaembu Stadium in São Paulo - the game ended tied at two goals each, with Pelé and Canhoteiro scoring both goals for each of their clubs. Canhoteiro, died pennyless and an alcoholic, the fate of many a footballer in the early years of the game.
One of his nicknames was "the Garrincha of the left"
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