A story about an extraordinary talent who overcame adversity, became a legend of world football but could not beat vices
He was twice world champion between dribbles but died leaving 14 children and forgotten in poverty and alcohol
There are forwards who score goals and there are those who become legends of world football. Mane Garrinchawith his dazzling dribbles, went down in the sports history books of Brazil as World Champion on two occasions, but his life off the pitch was a tragic chronicle that brought him to the front pages of newspapers to tarnish his image.
Perseverance is the correct word to define the first stage of life. Garrincha who faced health problems in the context of a poor family in Brazil. At just 10 years old, Mané played ball with an irregular body that he carried various diseases from birth and that would add one more for the social pressure which caused him to be different. However, his path to becoming a footballer would be realized thanks to his talent but also to his combative personality.
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The story of Mané Garrincha, the footballer with a glorious career but a traumatic life
Manuel Francisco Dos Santos, Nicknamed Mané Garrincha, he was born on October 28, 1933 in Masé, Rio de JaneiroHe grew up with his 15 siblings in a very poor family who saw him grow up with severe polio, his right leg six centimeters shorter than his left, and with a twisted spine that doctors, after operating on him, They didn’t give him any hope of doing any sport
However, his skill, talent and perseverance led him to become a idol in Brazilcomparable to Pele. And it is that since he was young. Mané had to dribble through all the no’s that the clubs owed him when they saw his physical problem until one day he Botafoge believed in him and his life changed forever. His exploits in the 1958 and 1962 World Cupswhere his talent contributed significantly to the triumphs of the Brazilian team, finally consecrated him as a sports legend.
But despite his success, Garrincha’s personal life was stormy. From a young age, he fought against alcoholism and poverty until his death in 1983 at the age of 49. Behind him were the achievements, the medals, the stadium that bears his name and the millions of children who dreamed of being like that forward who made an entire nation happy. Because the vices and bad decisions in his life made Mané end his life as sick and sad as he began it.
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