Nílton dos Santos (born May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ...May 16, Events January 7 _ First transatlantic telephone call _ New York City to London January 9 _ Military rebellion crushed in Lisbon January 14 _ Paul Doumer elected president of France January 19 _ Britain sends troops to China February 12 _ First British troops lad on Shanghai February 14 _ Earthquake in Yugoslavia _ 700 dead February...1927) was a The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America, and fifth largest in the world. ...Brazilian The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ...footballer. He was called The Encyclopedia because of his knowledge of football facts. Nílton was a key player in the defence during the The 1954 Football World Cup was held in Switzerland. ...1954, The 1958 Football World Cup remained in Europe, this time being hosted by Sweden. ...1958 and In 1962 the Football World Cup returned to the continent of South America. ...1962 World Cup finals (he was also in the Brazilian squad for the The 1950 Football World Cup is the only one which never had a single final match. ...1950 finals, but had no apparences) and became famous for scoring a magnificent goal in the 1958 tournament when Brazil was playing First International Austria 5 _ 0 Hungary (Vienna, Austria; October 12, 1902) Largest win Austria 9 _ 0 Malta (Salzburg, Austria; April 30, 1977) Worst defeat Austria 1 _ 11 England (Vienna, Austria; June 8, 1908) World Cup Appearances 7 (First in 1934) Best result Third place, 1954 European Football Championship Appearances None...Austria. Dribbling his way through the whole field, driving his coach Vicente Feola crazy and finishing with a superb shot.

Nílton Santos is a member of the On March 4, 2004, at a gala ceremony in London, to mark the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body of football (soccer) revealed the FIFA 100. ...FIFA 100.