Brazil legend Djalma Santos passes away after battle with pneumonia
DJALMA SANTOS, a trusty right-back who won two World Cups with Brazil and was widely considered one of the country’s greatest defenders, has died after a battle with pneumonia. He was 84.
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Djalma Santos was a Brazilian football leged
“Brazilian football has lost one of its idols,” said Jose Marin, president of the Brazilian Football Confederation.
Santos was a contemporary of Pele and Garrincha and figured when they won the World Cup for the first time in Sweden in 1958, his only game coming in the 5-2 final win over the hosts.
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But he was still voted the best right-back in the tournament and was an ever-present in the team that defended the trophy four years later in Chile.
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