Legendary Players
26 entries in the Brazil National Team compendium.
Legendary Players — Era Chart
PeléThe only player to win three World Cups.KakaBrazilian football attacking midfielderZicoThe creative maestro who defined an era without a World Cup title.SocratesThe physician who prescribed democracy and orchestrated the beautiful game.GarrinchaThe Bent-Legged Angel who danced Brazil to two World Cup crowns.RomárioThe clinical finisher who delivered Brazil's fourth World Cup title with five decisive goaRonaldinhoThe wizard who led Brazil to their fifth World Cup title.JairzinhoThe only player to score in every game of a single World Cup tournament.TostãoThe physician-forward who redefined the false nine role for the 1970 World Cup champions.Carlos AlbertoThe captain who scored one of football's greatest goals to lead Brazil to its third World Roberto CarlosThe defender who scored the impossible and led Brazil to World Cup glory.Juninho PernambucanoThe master of the dancing ball: Brazil's ultimate dead-ball specialist who scored six goalCafuThe only player in history to play in three consecutive World Cup finals and lift the tropLúcioBrazil's iron wall: a defender who won the 2002 World Cup and led the Seleção with unmatchDidaThe record-setting keeper who guided Brazil to World Cup glory and claimed more ConfederatCláudio TaffarelThe wall who saved three penalties in one semi-final and two more in another.GérsonThe tactical mastermind who orchestrated Brazil's 1970 World Cup triumph with his golden lSócratesThe physician who treated football as art and politics as duty.RonaldoThe Phenomenon who secured two World Cups and became the youngest Ballon d'Or winner at agDidiThe inventor of the dry leaf free-kick who orchestrated Brazil's first two World Cup triumVaváThe Steel Chest who scored in two consecutive World Cup finals to lead Brazil to glory.Nilton SantosHonoring the defender who spent his whole career with Botafogo, now immortalized in Rio's FalcãoThe architect of Brazil's golden generation who earned the Silver Ball in Spain.RivaldoThe creative force behind Brazil's 2002 World Cup triumph and 1999 Copa América glory.KakáThe visionary maestro who helped Brazil secure their fifth World Cup title in 2002.AldairThe emergency call-up who became a World Cup champion and one of Brazil's finest defenders
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