Full name Manoel Francisco dos Santos

Date of birth October 28, 1933

Place of birth Pau Grande, Brazil
Height 5.7FT - 1.69M
Playing position Forward

Season Club Games Goals

1953-1965 Botafogo 581 232
1966 Corinthians 10 2
1968 Atletico Junior 1 0
1968-1969 Flamengo 15 4
1972 Olaria 10 1
As one of his teammates said in an interview, Garrincha should have never become a
soccer player. He was (1) ______________ on alcohol, he had some natural problems
on one of his feet and he was nearly crippled and most importantly, he often seemed
very unfocused of what (2) ______________ happening on the pitch. His left leg was
6 centimeters shorter than his right one and it was curved outwards, while his right foot
was bent inwards.

Yet, despite all these, he is regarded as one of the best footballers (3)
______________ Brazil’s soccer history. One has to wonder what would have become
to Garrincha if he hadn't had all those problems.

He (4) ______________ in Pau Grande in Rio de janeiro, He managed to surpass his

birth defects and play soccer with the other kids. He started playing on an organized
level at the (5) ______________ of 15, when he was taken to SC Pau Grande's youth
team. However, he had no intention to play soccer professionally and by the time
Botafogo signed him for their senior squad in 1953, he was already married and a
father.

In his first training session at Botafogo he impressed (6) ______________ with his
dribbling skills. and he scored a hat-trick on his debut, against Bonsucesso.

Although he played brilliantly for Botafogo on his first two seasons as a professional
soccer player, he was not called for the 1954 World Cup, mostly because he was still
new to the scene and Brazil already had several quality players on his position. He did
still play well for Botafogo, helping the team each year and he finally he was
(7) ______________ for the 1958 World Cup.

His contribution to Brazil winning the World Cup was (8) ______________ and although
Pele took the frontlines with his high goal tally, Garrincha was the man from the
shadows who provided the perfect assists for his teammates.

Four years later, Brazil went to Chile to defend their 1958 World Cup title and that they
did, again thanks to Garrincha.

He scored two beautiful goals (9) ______________ England, taking Brazil to the semis.
Unfortunately, a fever that stroke him just hours (10) ______________ the grand final
against Czechoslovakia affected his performance in that match, but nevertheless Brazil
won 3-1, thus adding a second consecutive World Cup to Garrincha's trophy room.

After having a lot of alcohol related problems, he would leave Botafogo,

(11) ______________ club that he played for in 12 consecutive seasons, scoring 232
goals in 581 matches. The following years found him playing sporadically for other
Brazilian teams (12) ______________ Corinthians, Atletico Junior, Flamengo or Olaria,
where he (13) ______________ his career in 1972, after an unremarkable season.

His last years had been unhappy as he suffered from marital & financial
(14) ______________ but his biggest problem was his liver disease. He died when he
was just 49 years old and his funeral drew thousands of fans for a walk, from the
Maracana (15) ______________ Pau Grande to show the respect and the love for the
Brazilian Soccer hero, who remains in the history of Brazilian soccer as one of the
artisans of the two consecutive World Cups in 1958 and 1962.
As one of his teammates said in an interview, Garrincha should have never become a
soccer player. He was (1) dependant on alcohol, he had some natural problems on one
of his feet and he was nearly crippled and most importantly, he often seemed very
unfocused of what (2) was happening on the pitch. His left leg was 6 centimeters
shorter than his right one and it was curved outwards, while his right foot was bent
inwards.

Yet, despite all these, he is regarded as one of the best footballers (3) in Brazil’s soccer
history. One has to wonder what would have become to Garrincha if he hadn't had all
those problems.

He (4) was Born in Pau Grande in Rio de janeiro, He managed to surpass his birth
defects and play soccer with the other kids. He started playing on an organized level at
the (5) age of 15, when he was taken to SC Pau Grande's youth team. However, he
had no intention to play soccer professionally and by the time Botafogo signed him for
their senior squad in 1953, he was already married and a father.

In his first training session at Botafogo he impressed (6) everyone with his dribbling
skills. and he scored a hat-trick on his debut, against Bonsucesso.

Although he played brilliantly for Botafogo on his first two seasons as a professional
soccer player, he was not called for the 1954 World Cup, mostly because he was still
new to the scene and Brazil already had several quality players on his position. He did
still play well for Botafogo, helping the team each year and he finally he was (7)
selected for the 1958 World Cup.

His contribution to Brazil winning the World Cup was (8) enormous and although Pele
took the frontlines with his high goal tally, Garrincha was the man from the shadows
who provided the perfect assists for his teammates.

Four years later, Brazil went to Chile to defend their 1958 World Cup title and that they
did, again thanks to Garrincha.

He scored two beautiful goals (9) against England, taking Brazil to the semis.
Unfortunately, a fever that stroke him just hours (10) before the grand final against
Czechoslovakia affected his performance in that match, but nevertheless Brazil won 3-
1, thus adding a second consecutive World Cup to Garrincha's trophy room.

After having a lot of alcohol related problems, he would leave Botafogo, (11)
the club that he played for in 12 consecutive seasons, scoring 232 goals in 581
matches. The following years found him playing sporadically for other Brazilian teams
(12) such as Corinthians, Atletico Junior, Flamengo or Olaria, where he (13) ended
his career in 1972, after an unremarkable season.

His last years had been unhappy as he suffered from marital & financial (14)
problems but his biggest problem was his liver disease. He died when he was just 49
years old and his funeral drew thousands of fans for a walk, from the Maracana (15) to
Pau Grande to show the respect and the love for the Brazilian Soccer hero, who remains
in the history of Brazilian soccer as one of the artisans of the two consecutive World
Cups in 1958 and 1962.

Artisans – artesãos squat – pelotão, grupo surpass – overcome

Tally - Marca thus - deste modo, assim