Coutinho (footballer, born 1943)
Brazilian footballer and manager (1943–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (11 June 1943 – 11 March 2019), nicknamed Coutinho, was a Brazilian coach and footballer who played as a forward for Santos Futebol Clube, where he was a teammate and one of the best partners of Pelé, and became a member of the Brazil national team that won the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He is considered one of the greatest strikers in the history of Brazilian football with 368 goals in 457 matches[1][2] even though he prematurely ended his football career before the age of 30 due to knee problems. His main virtues as a striker were coldness and precision in finishing, the ability to dribble in tight spaces and a keen awareness of team play, which allowed him to make several one-two passes with Pelé in the midst of opponent defenses. In Brazil, during his time as a player, he received the nickname "genius of the small area" many years before other great Brazilian striker Romario. Pelé himself declares that "Coutinho, within the area, was better than me. His coldness was something supernatural".
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Full name | Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1943-06-11)11 June 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 11 March 2019(2019-03-11) (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Santos, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
XV de Piracicaba | |||||||||||||||||
1957–1958 | Santos | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1958–1968 | Santos | 457 | (368) | ||||||||||||||
1968 | Vitória | ? | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1969 | Portuguesa | ? | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1970 | Santos | ? | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1971 | Atlas | ||||||||||||||||
1971–1972 | Bangu | ? | (3) | ||||||||||||||
1973 | Saad | ? | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1960–1965 | Brazil | 15 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1981 | Santos | ||||||||||||||||
1985 | Valeriodoce | ||||||||||||||||
1987 | Comercial-SP | ||||||||||||||||
1987 | Aquidauana | ||||||||||||||||
1988 | Santo André | ||||||||||||||||
1992 | Valeriodoce | ||||||||||||||||
1992 | São Caetano | ||||||||||||||||
1993 | Bonsucesso | ||||||||||||||||
1995 | Santos | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |