Nilton Santos

Born on : May 16, 1925 at Rio de Janeiro

Date of death : November 27, 2013

Nationality : Brazil

Height : 1m81

Weight : 79 kg

Number of international caps : 75 (3 goals)

First cap : vs Colombia 17/04/1949

First international goal : vs Paraguay 27/03/1953

Main position
Left full-back	71%

Identities

Nilton Santos

Nílton Reis dos Santos

Nilton Santos's career statisticsLast updated on 30/04/2024 at 04:41

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Presence

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Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

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1965

Botafogo

1964

Botafogo

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Botafogo	Torneio Rio - São Paulo	4					7	1	360	0	100%		44%			75%	0%	25%
Botafogo	Campeonato Carioca	15					14	8	1350	0	100%		63%			60%	7%	33%

1963

Botafogo

360

3204

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Botafogo	Torneio Rio - São Paulo	8			12		689	100%			38%	38%	25%
Botafogo	Copa Libertadores	4	1	360	6	1	360	100%	80%		50%	25%	25%
Botafogo	Campeonato Carioca	22			14	14	1975	100%	92%	1	64%	18%	18%
Botafogo	Taça Brasil	2			1	1	180	100%	100%		0%	50%	50%

1962

Botafogo

900

3898

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Botafogo	Torneio Rio - São Paulo	5			6	1	419	100%	71%	80%	0%	20%
Botafogo	Campeonato Carioca	23			13	12	2070	100%	96%	74%	22%	4%
Botafogo	Taça Brasil	6			12	1	509	100%	100%	33%	33%	33%
Brazil	Friendlies	4	1	360	3	1	360	100%	67%	100%	0%	0%
Brazil	World Cup	6			5	2	540	100%	100%	83%	17%	0%

1961

Botafogo

Club	Competition							V	D	L
Botafogo	Torneio Rio - São Paulo	6	9	2	540	100%	50%	33%	33%	33%
Botafogo	Campeonato Carioca	23	16	10	2070	100%	92%	74%	22%	4%
Brazil	Friendlies	3	3	1	270	100%	60%	100%	0%	0%

1960

Botafogo

1769

2489

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Botafogo	Torneio Rio - São Paulo	3	1	270	2	1	270	100%	33%	67%	33%	0%
Botafogo	Campeonato Carioca	17			18	5	1499	100%	77%	59%	29%	12%
Brazil	Friendlies	8			7	3	720	100%	80%	88%	0%	13%

1959

Botafogo

Club	Competition								V	D	L
Brazil	Copa America	1	2		90	100%		17%	0%	100%	0%
Brazil	Friendlies	1		1	90	100%		25%	100%	0%	0%
Botafogo	Torneio Rio - São Paulo	2	2		121	50%	1	22%	50%	0%	50%
Botafogo	Campeonato Carioca	16	22	9	1440	100%		67%	63%	13%	25%

1958

Botafogo

720

3240

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Botafogo	Torneio Rio - São Paulo	9			25		810	100%	100%	33%	22%	44%
Botafogo	Campeonato Carioca	19			28	3	1710	100%	73%	47%	26%	26%
Brazil	Friendlies	2			1	1	180	100%	50%	100%	0%	0%
Brazil	World Cup	6	1	540	4	4	540	100%	100%	83%	17%	0%

1957

Botafogo

920

1151

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Brazil	Copa America	4			3	1	334	100%	67%		75%	0%	25%
Brazil	World Cup Qualifying - SAm Zone	2			1	1	180	100%	100%		50%	50%	0%
Brazil	Friendlies	2			1	1	180	100%	33%		100%	0%	0%
Botafogo	Torneio Rio - São Paulo	9			19	2	810	100%	100%		33%	33%	33%
Botafogo	Campeonato Carioca	22	3	650	21	8	1949	100%	100%	1	73%	18%	9%

1956

Botafogo

1980

2970

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Brazil	Friendlies	11					12	5	990	0	100%		79%			45%	27%	27%
Botafogo	Campeonato Carioca	22	1		1980		18	12	1980	0	100%		100%			64%	14%	23%

1955

Botafogo

Club	Competition							V	D	L
Botafogo	Torneio Rio - São Paulo	9	12	2	810	100%	100%	44%	33%	22%
Botafogo	Campeonato Carioca	18	30	3	1620	100%	82%	39%	17%	44%
Brazil	Friendlies	2	1	1	180	100%	50%	50%	50%	0%

1954

Botafogo

Club	Competition								V	D	L
Brazil	World Cup Qualifying - SAm Zone	4			3	339	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%
Brazil	World Cup	3		5	1	270	100%	100%	33%	33%	33%
Botafogo	Campeonato Carioca	27	1	47	6	2430	100%	100%	44%	22%	33%

1953

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Brazil	Copa America	6	1	509	6	1	509	100%	86%	50%	0%	50%
Botafogo	Torneio Rio - São Paulo	8			11	3	689	100%	89%	38%	38%	25%
Botafogo	Campeonato Carioca	7	1	630	11	1	630	100%		57%	0%	43%

1952

Botafogo

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Brazil	Panamerican Championship	5					2	4	450	0	100%		100%			80%	20%	0%

1951

Botafogo

1950

Botafogo

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Brazil	Friendlies	4				1	6	2	360	0	100%		80%			75%	0%	25%

1949

Botafogo

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Brazil	Copa America	1						1	45	0	0%	1	13%			100%	0%	0%

1948

1947

1946

Total

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Notes

Overall

79/100

Physical

12/20

Mental

13/20

Technical

13/20

Offense

12/20

Defense

13/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

Campeonato Carioca	1	1957
Copa America	2	19491957
Panamerican Championship	1	1952
World Cup	2	19581962

Runner-ups

Série A	1	1962
Copa America	2	19531959

Rewards

Victories

World Cup All Star Team

1958

Transfers

01/01/65 > 27/11/13		Retired
01/01/46 > 01/01/65		Botafogo

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Player career by clubLast updated on 25/04/2024 at 19:18

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Botafogo	306	7		3899	27290		2	100%305	56%171	23%71
Brazil	75	3		2209	6627			99%74	73%55	13%10

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
São Cristovão	19	16	1
Olaria	21	20	0
Bangu AC	28	11	1
Canto do Rio	17	16	1
Madureira	16	16	1
Bonsucesso	20	14	0
Fluminense	30	10	0
Flamengo	29	8	0
Vasco	32	9	0
Portuguesa RJ	16	14	1
Paraguay	10	8	2
Chile	9	8	0
América RJ	27	13	0
Campo Grande	4	3	0
Mexico	3	3	0
Corinthians	7	4	0
Uruguay	7	4	0
Portuguesa	5	3	0
Czechoslovakia	5	2	0
Peru	5	1	0

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Vasco	32	14	52
Flamengo	29	11	48
Fluminense	30	10	42
América RJ	27	10	52
Santos	13	7	35
Bangu AC	28	6	37
Uruguay	7	3	12
Corinthians	7	2	8
São Paulo	6	2	11
Portuguesa	5	2	6
Portuguesa RJ	16	2	11
Bonsucesso	20	2	17
Paraguay	10	2	9
Campo Grande	4	1	3
São Cristovão	19	1	8
Italy	2	1	3
England	4	1	5
Hungary	1	1	4
Czechoslovakia	5	1	3
Bahia	2	1	1

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
1965	Botafogo	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1964	Botafogo	63%	32%	19	71%	7%	14	Slightly negative
1963	Botafogo	57%	21%	28	67%	0%	3	-
1962	Botafogo	62%	14%	42	50%	25%	4	-
1961	Botafogo	66%	10%	29	75%	13%	8	Slightly negative
1960	Botafogo	60%	10%	20	64%	9%	11	Very slightly negative
1959	Botafogo	61%	28%	18	67%	33%	15	Very slightly negative
1958	Botafogo	43%	32%	28	86%	14%	7	Very negative
1957	Botafogo	61%	16%	31	0%	0%	0	-
1956	Botafogo	64%	23%	22	0%	0%	0	-
1955	Botafogo	41%	37%	27	75%	25%	4	-
1954	Botafogo	44%	33%	27	22%	67%	9	Very positive
1953	Botafogo	47%	33%	15	57%	14%	21	Slightly negative
1952	Botafogo	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1951	Botafogo	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1950	Botafogo	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1949	Botafogo	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1948	Botafogo	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1947	Botafogo	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1946	Botafogo	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Botafogo
12/04/1953	TRSP	Corinthians - Botafogo	1 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first loss
19/04/1953	TRSP	Botafogo - Palmeiras	5 - 3	First victory
24/10/1953	CC	Bangu AC - Botafogo	0 - 6	First goal
22/12/1954	CC	Botafogo - Vasco da Gama	2 - 4	First own goal
05/10/1957	CC	Bangu AC - Botafogo	0 - 0	First red card

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 25/04/2024 at 19:18

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Minutes played	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
Série A	Série A	8				689	100%8		25%2	38%3	38%3
Campeonato Carioca	Campeonato Carioca	231	5	4145	1	20723	100%231	2	60%139	19%43	21%49
TRSP	Torneio Rio – São Paulo	63	1	5518		5518	98%62		44%28	27%17	29%18
Friendlies	Friendlies	37	1	3330	1	3330	100%37		76%28	11%4	14%5
World Cup	World Cup	15	1	1350		1350	100%15		73%11	20%3	7%1
Copa America	Copa America	12	1	978		978	92%11		58%7	8%1	33%4
WCQSAZ	World Cup Qualifying - SAm Zone	6				519	100%6		83%5	17%1
PC	Panamerican Championship	5				450	100%5		80%4	20%1
Copa Libertadores	Copa Libertadores	4	1	360		360	100%4		50%2	25%1	25%1

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA

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