Arthur Friedenreich
Brazilian footballer (1892-1969) · Brazil · Footballers · Died at 77
Arthur Friedenreich is read about 230 times a day, in 35 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 74 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?He's the Brazilian forward some claim scored more goals than anyone in football history - a stat forever tangled in legend and missing records, impossible to prove or kill.
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About this person
Arthur Friedenreich was born on 18 July 1892 and played as a forward for Brazil and a string of São Paulo clubs. Nicknamed The Tiger and Golden Foot, he dominated the state championship there, taking the top scorer title a record nine times. The career total that haunts his name - somewhere in the stratosphere, depending who's counting - comes from an era when match records were thin and unofficial games blurred with real ones. He died on 6 September 1969, leaving a number that refuses to settle.
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