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Zito

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Also known as Zito footballer

Brazilian footballer (1932-2015)

Key facts

Full name
José Ely de Miranda
Date of birth
8 August 1932
Place of birth
Roseira , São Paulo , Brazil
Date of death
14 June 2015 (aged 82)
Place of death
Santos, São Paulo , Brazil
Position
Midfielder
1948 1950
Roseira
Years
Team
1950 1952
Taubaté
1952 1967
Santos
1955 1966
Brazil

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
Mallorca
Position
Centre-Forward

via TheSportsDB

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Miranda
Gender
male
Citizenship
Brazil
Place of birth
Roseira
Place of death
Santos
Languages spoken
Portuguese
Participant in
1966 FIFA World Cup
Position played
midfielder
Country for sport
Brazil
Mass
69
Image
Zito en 1962.jpg
Height
179
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date of birth
1932-08-08
date of death
2015-06-14
Commons category
José Ely de Miranda, Zito
cause of death
stroke
end of work period
1967-00-00
start of work period
1948-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts
3
total goals in career
0
name in native language
Zito
manner of death
natural causes
Sources (2)

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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Ely de Miranda (8 August 1932 – 14 June 2015), commonly known as Zito, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. He is regarded as one of the biggest idols of Santos FC, the club he represented for 15 years, captaining a side including Pelé to domestic and international successes. He was also part of the Brazilian squads which won the World Cup in 1958 and 1962.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zito” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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