Denílson Custódio Machado, best known as Denílson (born in Campos dos Goytacazes

Campos dos Goytacazes

Campos dos Goytacazes is a municipality and city located in the northern area of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, with a population of 463,545 inhabitants. Its area is 4,031.910 km², which makes it the largest municipality in the state and its elevation is 14 m...

, Rio de Janeiro State, March 28, 1943) is a former Brazil

Brazil

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ian footballer

Football (soccer)

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 in attacking midfielder role.

He played entire career (1962–1974) at Fluminense

Fluminense Football Club

Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...

, and won four Rio de Janeiro State Championship

Campeonato Carioca

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 (1964, 1969, 1971, 1973), three Guanabara Rio Cup

Taça Guanabara

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 (1966, 1969, 1971).

For Brazil national football team

Brazil national football team

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 he got 9 international caps, scoring 2 goals, and participated at 1966 FIFA World Cup

1966 FIFA World Cup

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, played two matches with Bulgaria and Portugal.

He is known as the 'king of step-overs

Step over

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