# Nílton Santos

> Brazilian wingback who anchored two World Cup-winning sides and made Pelé's all-time 125. Played left, Djalma Santos played right — same surname, no relation, same backline for a decade.

*Brazilian association football player (1925-2013)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/nilton-santos

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Football / Soccer Player ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857))
- **Category:** Footballers
- **Country:** Brazil
- **Born:** 1925-05-16
- **Died:** 2013-11-27
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Nílton dos Santos was born 16 May 1925 and built his career as a wingback before the role had a name, pushing forward when most defenders stayed home. He won the World Cup with Brazil in 1958, then again in 1962, forming half of a defensive partnership with Djalma Santos that confused commentators for years — the two were unrelated. Pelé named him to the top 125 living footballers at a 2004 FIFA ceremony, and in 2009 he received the Golden Foot Legends Award. He was later voted into the World Team of the 20th Century, a fixture on every list of the greatest defenders the game has produced. He died 27 November 2013.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 58.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 21.9 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 23.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 61.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.niltonsantos.com.br

## Topics
#Footballers, #Football / Soccer Player, #Soccer, #Football, #Brazil, #Americas, #20th Century

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83329)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%ADlton_Santos)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/N%C3%ADlton%20Santos)
- [Nilton Santos](https://ay.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilton_Santos)
- [نیلتون سانتوس](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [Нілтан Сантус](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%83%D1%81)
- [Нилтон Сантош](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%88)
- [Nílton dos Santos](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%ADlton_dos_Santos)
- [Nílton Reis dos Santos](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%ADlton_Reis_dos_Santos)
- [Nílton Santos](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%ADlton_Santos)
- [Nílton Santos](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%ADlton_Santos)
- [Nílton Santos](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%ADlton_Santos)
- [Νίλτον Σάντος](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9D%CE%AF%CE%BB%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD_%CE%A3%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82)
- [Nilton Santos](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilton_Santos)
- [Nilton dos Santos](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilton_dos_Santos)
- [نیلتون سانتوس](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [Nílton Santos](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%ADlton_Santos)
- [Nílton Santos](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%ADlton_Santos)
- [Nilton Santos](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilton_Santos)
- [נילטון סנטוס](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%A1%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A1)
- [Nílton Santos](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%ADlton_Santos)
- [Նիլտոն Սանտոս](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%86%D5%AB%D5%AC%D5%BF%D5%B8%D5%B6_%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%BF%D5%B8%D5%BD)
- [Nílton Santos](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%ADlton_Santos)
- [Nílton Santos](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%ADlton_Santos)
- [ニウトン・サントス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A6%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%82%B9)
- [Wikiquote](https://pt.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nilton_Santos)
- [نيلتون سانتوس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [نيلتون سانتوس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3)

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