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General Information for Brazil

Confederação Brasileira de Futebol
Founded
1914
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 1956
1.74m
Average age in 1956
25.9
Confederation
CONMEBOL
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Emblem
Jersey in 1956
No jersey in 1956

Coaches in 1956

Costa, Flávio (Coach)

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Costa, Flávio (Coach)

Day of Birth
1906-09-14
Day of Death
1999-11-22
Place of Birth
Carangola (MG) (Brazil)
Goto coach Flávio Costa

Brandão, Osvaldo (Coach)

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Brandão, Osvaldo (Coach)

Day of Birth
1916-09-18
Day of Death
1989-07-29
Place of Birth
Taquara (RS) (Brazil)
Goto coach Osvaldo Brandão

Players of Brazil in 1956

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Gilmar 1930-08-22 Goalkeeper Brazil SC Corinthians (SP) 16 0 0 - - -
Torres, Sérgio 1926-06-14 Goalkeeper Brazil SC Internacional (RS) 3 0 0 - - -
Veludo 1930-08-07 Goalkeeper Brazil Canto do Rio FC (RJ) 3 0 0 - - -
Valdir 1931-01-23 Goalkeeper Brazil GE Renner (RS) 2 0 0 - - -
Santos, Djalma 1929-02-27 Right Back Brazil APD Portuguesa (SP) 19 0 1 - - -
Chico Formiga 1930-11-11 Centre Back Brazil Santos FC (SP) 11 0 0 - - -
Santos, Nilton 1925-05-16 Left Back Brazil Botafogo FR (RJ) 11 0 0 - - -
de Sordi, Newton 1931-02-14 Right Back Brazil São Paulo FC (SP) 9 0 0 - - -
dos Santos, Édson 1933-03-19 Centre Back Brazil América FC (RJ) 7 0 0 - - -
Oreco 1932-06-13 Left Back Brazil SC Internacional (RS) 5 0 0 - - -
Ramos, Alfredo 1924-10-27 Centre Back Brazil São Paulo FC (SP) 5 0 0 - - -
Florindo 1929-10-05 Defender Brazil SC Internacional (RS) 5 0 0 - - -
Odorico 1930-07-02 Defender Brazil SC Internacional (RS) 5 0 0 - - -
Duarte, José Antonio 1931-04-03 Defender Brazil SC Internacional (RS) 4 1 0 - - -
Figueiró, Luis 1934-08-22 Defender Brazil Grêmio FBPA (RS) 2 2 0 - - -
Pavão 1929-01-04 Centre Back Brazil CR Flamengo (RJ) 2 1 0 - - -
Ramos, Mauro 1930-08-30 Centre Back Brazil São Paulo FC (SP) 1 0 0 - - -
Zózimo 1934-06-19 Defensive Midfielder Brazil Bangu AC (RJ) 14 0 1 - - -
Didi 1928-10-08 Centre Midfielder Brazil Botafogo FR (RJ) 10 0 2 - - -
Zizinho 1921-09-14 Attacking Midfielder Brazil Bangu AC (RJ) 7 0 5 - - -
Belangero, Roberto 1928-06-28 Defensive Midfielder Brazil SC Corinthians (SP) 6 0 0 - - -
Larry 1932-11-03 Attacking Midfielder Brazil SC Internacional (RS) 5 1 4 - - -
Andrade, Ênio 1928-01-31 Centre Midfielder Brazil GE Renner (RS) 5 0 1 - - -
Dequinha 1928-03-19 Centre Midfielder Brazil CR Flamengo (RJ) 5 0 0 - - -
Trochillo, Luizinho 1930-03-07 Attacking Midfielder Brazil SC Corinthians (SP) 4 3 1 - - -
Rodrigues, Énio 1930-11-10 Defensive Midfielder Brazil Grêmio FBPA (RS) 4 0 0 - - -
Escurinho 1930-07-03 Attacking Midfielder Brazil Fluminense FC (RJ) 3 3 0 - - -
Marciano, Walter 1931-09-15 Attacking Midfielder Brazil CR Vasco da Gama (RJ) 3 2 0 - - -
Hélio 1929-12-24 Midfielder Brazil América FC (RJ) 3 0 0 - - -
Chinesinho 1935-09-15 Attacking Midfielder Brazil SC Internacional (RS) 2 1 4 - - -
Sabará 1931-06-18 Attacking Midfielder Brazil CR Vasco da Gama (RJ) 2 1 0 - - -
Vaccari, Ilton 1934-10-25 Attacking Midfielder Brazil Bangu AC (RJ) 1 1 1 - - -
Zito 1932-08-08 Defensive Midfielder Brazil Santos FC (SP) 1 0 0 - - -
Julião 1929-04-11 Midfielder Brazil SC Corinthians (SP) 1 0 0 - - -
Canhoteiro 1932-09-24 Left Winger Brazil São Paulo FC (SP) 8 0 0 - - -
Orlando, Gino 1929-09-03 Centre Forward Brazil São Paulo FC (SP) 7 0 3 - - -
Canário 1934-05-24 Right Winger Brazil América FC (RJ) 7 0 2 - - -
Leônidas da Selva 1927-01-03 Striker Brazil América FC (RJ) 6 0 1 - - -
Alvaro 1931-09-24 Centre Forward Brazil Santos FC (SP) 5 3 1 - - -
Paulinho 1933-09-15 Right Winger Brazil CR Flamengo (RJ) 5 1 1 - - -
Ferreira, Antenor 1933-11-01 Centre Forward Brazil América FC (RJ) 5 0 4 - - -
Bodinho 1928-06-16 Centre Forward Brazil SC Internacional (RS) 5 0 3 - - -
Luizinho 1926-08-17 Right Winger Brazil SC Internacional (RS) 5 0 1 - - -
Maurinho 1933-06-06 Right Winger Brazil São Paulo FC (SP) 4 2 1 - - -
Del Vecchio, Emanuelle 1934-09-24 Centre Forward Brazil Santos FC (SP) 4 0 0 - - -
Evaristo 1933-06-22 Centre Forward Brazil CR Flamengo (RJ) 3 1 0 - - -
Klein, Raul 1932-09-27 Left Winger Brazil EC Floriano (RS) 3 0 1 - - -
Pepe 1935-02-25 Left Winger Brazil Santos FC (SP) 2 1 2 - - -
Zezinho 1930-06-02 Striker Brazil São Paulo FC (SP) 2 1 1 - - -
Nestor 1926-06-23 Striker Brazil SE Palmeiras (SP) 2 1 0 - - -
Pinto, Jair Rosa 1921-03-21 Inside Left Brazil Santos FC (SP) 2 0 0 - - -
Romeiro 1933-07-03 Left Winger Brazil América FC (RJ) 2 0 0 - - -
Baltazar 1926-01-14 Centre Forward Brazil SC Corinthians (SP) 1 3 0 - - -
Juarez 1928-09-20 Centre Forward Brazil Grêmio FBPA (RS) 0 2 0 - - -
Calazans, José 1934-10-20 Striker Brazil Bangu AC (RJ) 0 1 0 - - -

Matches of Brazil in 1956

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1956-02-10
Uruguay
Uruguay
Brazil
Brazil
0:0 c
Uruguay vs. Brazil
Copa 1956 - Final Round
Estadio Centenario Montevideo
1956-06-24
Brazil
Brazil
Uruguay
Uruguay
2:0 c
Brazil vs. Uruguay
Friendly
Estádio do Maracanã
2 Matches

Match Progress for Brazil in 1956

Favorite Opponents of Brazil

Opponent M W D L G
Uruguay
Uruguay
69 32 16 21 132
Argentina
Argentina
65 27 15 23 102
Chile
Chile
50 34 11 5 107
Paraguay
Paraguay
42 26 8 8 80
Peru
Peru
32 22 7 3 68
Colombia
Colombia
32 17 11 4 43
Mexico
Mexico
30 17 5 8 56
Ecuador
Ecuador
29 21 6 2 60
Venezuela
Venezuela
28 22 5 1 88
Bolivia
Bolivia
24 16 4 4 66
England
England
19 8 8 3 21
USA
USA
19 17 1 1 38
Germany
Germany
16 10 2 4 31
Japan
Japan
14 11 2 1 37
Sweden
Sweden
12 8 3 1 30
France
France
12 5 2 5 22
Netherlands
Netherlands
11 4 4 3 19
Italy
Italy
11 7 2 2 27
Portugal
Portugal
10 5 2 3 23
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
10 5 4 1 15
Spain
Spain
10 5 3 2 17
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
9 8 1 0 23
South Korea
South Korea
9 8 0 1 25
Honduras
Honduras
8 6 1 1 29
Switzerland
Switzerland
8 3 3 2 9
Australia
Australia
8 6 1 1 21
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
7 4 3 0 13
Poland
Poland
7 5 1 1 21
Cameroon
Cameroon
7 5 0 2 12
Russia
Russia
6 4 2 0 14
Wales
Wales
6 4 1 1 10
Scotland
Scotland
6 5 1 0 11
Turkey
Turkey
5 3 2 0 9
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
5 5 0 0 18
South Africa
South Africa
5 5 0 0 12
Ghana
Ghana
5 5 0 0 16
Croatia
Croatia
5 3 1 1 10
Austria
Austria
5 5 0 0 11
Ireland
Ireland
5 3 1 1 10
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
4 4 0 0 10
East Germany
East Germany
4 3 1 0 10
Canada
Canada
4 2 2 0 8
Norway
Norway
4 0 2 2 5
Panama
Panama
4 3 1 0 12
Hungary
Hungary
4 1 0 3 7
Algeria
Algeria
4 4 0 0 8
Belgium
Belgium
3 2 0 1 5
Romania
Romania
3 3 0 0 5
El Salvador
El Salvador
3 3 0 0 13
Serbia
Serbia
3 3 0 0 5
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 10
Denmark
Denmark
3 2 0 1 6
Senegal
Senegal
3 1 1 1 5
Finland
Finland
3 3 0 0 9
Morocco
Morocco
3 2 0 1 6
China
China
3 2 1 0 12
Jamaica
Jamaica
3 2 1 0 2
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 2 0 0 3
Israel
Israel
2 2 0 0 6
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 1 1 0 6
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
2 2 0 0 4
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 1 1 0 4
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 1 1 0 4
Czechia
Czechia
2 2 0 0 5
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 9
Haiti
Haiti
2 2 0 0 13
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 6
Latvia
Latvia
1 1 0 0 3
Guinea
Guinea
1 1 0 0 4
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 3
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1 1 0 0 8
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 7
Estonia
Estonia
1 1 0 0 1
Andorra
Andorra
1 1 0 0 3
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
1 1 0 0 3
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 2
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 2
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 1 0 0 2
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 1 0 0 3
Greece
Greece
1 1 0 0 3
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1 1 0 0 3
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 1 0 0 4
Iraq
Iraq
1 1 0 0 6
Slovakia
Slovakia
1 1 0 0 5
Gabon
Gabon
1 1 0 0 2
Oman
Oman
1 1 0 0 2
DR Congo
DR Congo
1 1 0 0 3
Tanzania
Tanzania
1 1 0 0 5
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 2
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1 1 0 0 7
Lithuania
Lithuania
1 1 0 0 3
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