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Djalma Santos

Right Back Brazil Palmeiras 1950s
89
Overall?
Born1929
Height172 cm
Weight73 kg
FootRight
All-Time All-Time 1950s All-Time 1950s 1950s
964
Club Apps
23
Club Goals
0.02
Club Ratio
98
Nat Apps
3
Nat Goals
0.03
Nat Ratio
Inner gamei
3 biography-backed signals

ComposedDisciplinedFair-minded

Pressure regulationExceptional pressure control

Tends to preserve or recover clarity even when pressure continues to build.

Competitive disciplineUnusually exacting professional habits

Preparation, repeatability and professional standards are central to the profile.

On-field conductA broadly sporting approach

Tends to follow a strict sporting code even when the competitive pressure is high.

Positional Heatmap Illustrative · role & skills data
RB
Playing Style
Open guide
Defensive Full-back
Skill Radar? Weighted by role
ATHTECMENTACDEFATT 847985808569 89 OVERALL
69
Att. Skills?
78
Playmaking?
85
Def. Skills?
Profile lens The same player, read from a different angle.
Athletic 84
Acceleration
83
Pace
80
Agility
80
Strength
77
Balance
84
Jumping
85
Stamina
87
Fitness
93
Technical 79
Dribbling
82
Short Passing
75
Long Passing
80
Finishing
49
Shot Accuracy
62
Shot Power
80
Shooting Technique
72
Heading
78
Tackling
85
Crossing
79
Free Kick
70
Penalties
84
First Touch
80
Mental 85
Composure
85
Aggression
86
Consistency
88
Creativity
73
Leadership
80
Work Rate
89
Tactical 80
Vision
77
Off the Ball
66
Defensive Positioning
83
Teamwork
85
Anticipation
83
Marking
87
Player Traits
Aggressor
Durable
Brazil - Right Back Djalma Santos
A majestic Brazilian right-back, Djalma Santos was one of the first full-backs to turn defensive excellence into a form of class. Strong, elegant and almost impossibly composed, he could mark tightly, win duels, read danger early and still play the ball out with the serenity of a midfielder who had misplaced all concept of pressure. He was not a reckless attacking full-back, but a complete one: technically polished, tactically immaculate and reliable across different eras of Brazilian greatness. With Brazil, he became a two-time World Cup winner and a symbol of defensive intelligence inside teams remembered mostly for attacking genius. Which, frankly, is a nice way of saying he did the serious work while the artists got the postcards
See also
GE
Gerets, Eric
RB 86
SJ
Segarra, Joan
RB 86
NG
Neville, Gary
RB 85
C
Chendo
RB 85
JF
Jusufi, Fahrudin
RB 85
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