Garrincha

[urban genie]

Just watching the short film on BT about Garrincha and if not for his injury that plagued him in the mid 60's till retirement in 73, I think we would be talking about him more than Pele as brasils greatest player.

A shame that he also fell to alcoholism at points in his career, and had a troubled life off the pitch, because of it and it really destroyed his career (attacking his missus was out of order and inexcusable)

 

[Silvercloud]

Bloke in my local has been saying this since I've known him. Reckons Garrincha was the ultimate footballer, had everything in his game.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

He had a huge cock apparently

 

[urban genie]

He had a huge cock apparently

Where as pele had a limp one ;-)


anyway back on track, I used to work with a few Portuguese chefs and Raul our 60 year old breakfast chef eulogised iver garrincha and eusabio

 

[JPBB]

In Rio, at least, he is considered the greatest of them all.

(He is one of their own)

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Remember that goal Elano scored against NUFC? As he was running up I shouted "Top left hand corner - just like Garrincha!" He was some player and played in a team of footballers. I bet he'd have got a handful of games had he been English!

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Where as pele had a limp one ;-)


anyway back on track, I used to work with a few Portuguese chefs and Raul our 60 year old breakfast chef eulogised iver garrincha and eusabio

Great player but he let us down badly in 68 - one on one with some deadbeat goalie and shoots straight at him.

 

[laserblue]

The most amazing thing about Garrincha was that he had polio as a child which left both his legs curved and his spine was twisted yet he overcame his physical problems to become one of the greatest players of all time.

 

[GeorgeR]

There's a really good book by Ruy Castro about him. Made George Best look like a choirboy.

 

[mscenterh750]

The song went "his name is garrincha he's got a 10 incher".

Great footballer.