Role in Brazilian Society Retirement from Football

The FIFA World Football Museum has been given exclusive access to an unpublished memoir written by journalist Kátia Bagnarelli, the widow of former Seleção ... Jun 24, 2017 ... A reluctant, chain-smoking, beer-swigging footballer captain the greatest football nation in the world. Jul 21, 2010 ... "The best thing that football gave me was the chance to get to know human beings. I got to meet people who suffered a lot and also those on the ... His medical degree and his political awareness, combined with style and quality of his play, earned him the nickname "Doctor Socrates". Easily recognizable for ... Sócrates (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011) was a Brazilian football player. He has played for the Brazil national team. He died in hospital of septic shock. Jan 25, 2019 ... A young man who found in football the perfect setting to mix sport and ideas; joy and social commitment. This is the story of Socrates, the footballer who ... ... football-mad mind - the forthcoming World Cup, where Northern Ireland will ... Socrates, is trying to teach him? This is a story of two nations, two ... Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (Belém, 19 de febrero de 1954-São Paulo, 4 de diciembre de 2011), más conocido como Sócrates, ... A hugely talented athlete who graduated in medicine yet drank and smoked to excess. The attacking midfielder stood out - and not just because of his 6'4" frame. Nov 13, 2022 ... Sócrates transcended football, says journalist and author Andrew Downie, whose books include Doctor Sócrates and The Greatest Show on Earth.