Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Garrincha Biography and Timeline

Follow Garrincha through 3 dated historical records for Brazil.

Garrincha, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1933–1983Years on this page

1933

Birth of Garrinca

Pau Grande · Sport / Football

Birth of Garrinca

1958

World Cup

Sport / Football

Winner of a World Cup medal wth Brazil.

1983

Death of Garrincha

Sport / Football

Death of Garrinca

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.