José Ribamar de Oliveira, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Brazilian footballer and manager
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Place of Birth: Coroatá, Maranhão, Brazil
About José Ribamar de Oliveira
- José Ribamar de Oliveira, best known as Canhoteiro (24 September 1932 - 16 August 1974) was a Brazilian footballer, who played most notably for São Paulo FC.
- Canhoteiro means essentially "left footed." Canhoteiro was one of Brazil's greatest dribblers and played during a time of exceptional talent in that country.
- He had epic games against Pelé of Santos FC, one in particular in 1958, played under heavy rain at Pacaembu Stadium in São Paulo - the game ended tied at two goals each, with Pelé and Canhoteiro scoring both goals for each of their clubs.
- Canhoteiro, died pennyless and an alcoholic, the fate of many a footballer in the early years of the game. One of his nicknames was "the Garrincha of the left".
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