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Canhoteiro
	Canhoteiro in 1957
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Full name	José Ribamar de Oliveira
Date of birth	September 24, 1932
Place of birth	Coroatá, Maranhão, Brazil
Date of death	August 16, 1974 (aged 41)
Position(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1949–1954	América FC (CE)
1954	Paissandu EC (São Luis, MA)
1954–1963	São Paulo FC
1963-1965	CD Nacional (Guadalajara, MX)
1965	Toluca FC, MX
1965-1966	Nacional AC (SP)
1966-1969	Saad EC (SP)
Total
International career
1956–1959	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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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 regarded as one of Brazil's greatest dribblers of his generation. 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".

References

Gazeta Esportiva - Ídolos do futebol (Portuguese). View via Archived August 2, 2003, at the Wayback Machine.

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Brazilian National Team Archive (Portuguese/English)

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 '''José Ribamar de Oliveira''', best known as '''Canhoteiro'''  (24 September 1932 - 16 August 1974) was a [[Brazil]]ian [[football (soccer)|footballer]], who played most notably for [[São Paulo Futebol Clube|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.
+Canhoteiro was regarded as one of Brazil's greatest dribblers of his generation. 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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International	FAST VIAF WorldCat
National	United States