In what ways was Socrates considered a "thinking" footballer?

May 15, 2017 ... In Doctor Socrates, the footballer's ... Many remember Socrates for his daring project Corinthians Democracy when Brazil was run by a dictatorship ... Subscription? No, thanks. Register now and discover all the contents of FIFA+. All world football and exclusive content! Hamburger icon. HOME. Andrew Downie is the Brazilian football correspondent for Reuters, and has lived in the country for fifteen years. He has written on football for GQ, The ... Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011), simply known as Sócrates [ˈsɔkɾat͡ʃis], was a Brazilian ... Jan 30, 2012 ... It's been my privilege to be introduced to some of the greatest stars Brazilian football ever produced, Pele, Rivelino, Jairzinho, Gerson, ... Sòcrates with the Brazilian national team at the World Cup in 1986. Photo: Images courtesy of Getty Images. In Brazil, football too was being organised in an ... Misses from Sócrates and Júlio César proved costly as France won 4-3 to dump Brazil out. The World Cup ended on a disappointing note for the Samba Boys but they ... Sócrates ➤ former footballer from Brazil ➤ Attacking Midfield ➤ * Feb 19, 1954 in Belém, Brazil. Dec 5, 2011 ... He's the kind of figure hard to find in football," added the left-back from the 1982 and 1986 Brazil teams. Socrates had been taken to hospital ... Jun 6, 2010 ... Phil York, the other football-mad member of the ETT, came up and asked me what I thought they would do if he asked them to sign his baseball cap ...