Nílton Santos

Nílton Santos was a Brazilian footballer (16 May 1925 – 27 November 2013). Santos played as a left-back for Botafogo. Santos scored 14 goals in 798 league and international games and won 10 trophies, including the World Cup and 7 league titles.

Santos's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, league games72311
Brazil753
Total79814

Goals per game: 0.02.

Santos's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 10
  • League titles: 7
  • World Cup: 1
  • Trophies with Brazil: 3
  • Individual awards: 9

Botafogo

  • Campeonato Carioca: 4 (1948, 1957, 1961, 1962)
  • Torneio Rio – São Paulo: 2 (1962, 1964)

Rio de Janeiro State Team

  • Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais: 1 (1950)

Brazil

  • FIFA World Cup: 1 (1958)
  • South American Championship: 1 (1949)
  • Panamerican Championship: 1 (1952)

Individual

  • Torneio Rio-São Paulo Team of the Tournament: 1 (1955)
  • FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1 (1958)
  • World Soccer World XI: 2 (1960, 1961)
  • World Team of the 20th Century: 1 (1998)
  • FIFA 100: 1 (2004)
  • Golden Foot: 1 (2009)
  • The Best of The Best – Player of the Century: 1
  • Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame: 1

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 1948–1964: Botafogo, 723 games, 11 goals

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