Nílton Santos
Formal Name
Nílton dos Reis Santos
Position
Defender
National Team
Date of birth
1925-05-16
Date of death
2013-11-27 (88)
FIFA (World)
1962 FIFA World Cup
6
6
540′
1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
2
2
180′
1958 FIFA World Cup
6
6
540′
1 (0)
1954 FIFA World Cup qualification
4
4
360′
1954 FIFA World Cup
3
3
281′
1
21
21
0
1901′
0
0
1
1 (0)
0
0
Friendlies (World)
1959/62 Friendlies
16
16
1395′
1 (0)
1955/58 Friendlies
17
17
1530′
1947/50 Friendlies
4
4
360′
37
37
0
3285′
0
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
CONMEBOL (South America)
1959 South American Championship
1
1
45′
1957 South American Championship
4
4
331′
1953 South American Championship
6
6
495′
1 (0)
1949 South American Championship
1
0
1
45′
12
11
1
916′
0
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
CPF
1952 Panamerican Championship
5
5
450′
5
5
0
450′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
75
74
1
6552′
0
0
1
3 (0)
0
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
1962 FIFA World Cup
Czechoslovakia
H
W
3:1
90`
Chile
A
W
2:4
90`
England
H
W
3:1
90`
Spain
H
W
2:1
90`
Czechoslovakia
H
D
0:0
90`
Mexico
H
W
2:0
90`
1959/62 Friendlies
Wales
H
W
3:1
90`
Wales
H
W
3:1
90`
Portugal
H
W
2:1
90`
Paraguay
H
W
6:0
90`
1
Chile
A
W
1:2
90`
Paraguay
A
W
2:3
90`
Paraguay
A
W
0:2
90`
Argentina
H
W
5:1
90`
Uruguay
A
L
1:0
90`
Paraguay
A
W
1:2
90`
Chile
H
W
4:0
90`
Denmark (league)
A
W
3:4
90`
Egypt
A
W
0:3
45`
Egypt
A
W
1:3
90`
Egypt
A
W
0:5
90`
England
H
W
2:0
90`
1959 South American Championship
Peru
H
D
2:2
45`
1958 FIFA World Cup
Sweden
A
W
2:5
90`
France
H
W
5:2
90`
Wales
H
W
1:0
90`
Soviet Union
H
W
2:0
90`
England
H
D
0:0
90`
Austria
A
W
0:3
90`
1
1955/58 Friendlies
Bulgaria
H
W
3:1
90`
Bulgaria
H
W
4:0
90`
Portugal
H
W
3:0
90`
Portugal
H
W
2:1
90`
Czechoslovakia
H
W
4:1
90`
Czechoslovakia
H
L
0:1
90`
Argentina
A
D
0:0
90`
Italy
H
W
2:0
90`
England
A
L
4:2
90`
Turkey
A
W
0:1
90`
Italy
A
L
3:0
90`
Czechoslovakia
A
D
0:0
90`
Austria
A
W
2:3
90`
Switzerland
A
D
1:1
90`
Portugal
A
W
0:1
90`
Paraguay
H
W
3:0
90`
Chile
H
D
1:1
90`
1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
Peru
H
W
1:0
90`
Peru
A
D
1:1
90`
1957 South American Championship
Uruguay
H
L
2:3
61`
Colombia
H
W
9:0
90`
Ecuador
H
W
7:1
90`
Chile
H
W
4:2
90`
1954 FIFA World Cup
Hungary
H
L
2:4
71`
Yugoslavia
H
D
1:1
120`
Mexico
H
W
5:0
90`
1954 FIFA World Cup qualification
Paraguay
H
W
4:1
90`
Chile
H
W
1:0
90`
Paraguay
A
W
0:1
90`
Chile
A
W
0:2
90`
1953 South American Championship
Paraguay
H
L
2:3
45`
Paraguay
H
L
1:2
90`
1
Chile
H
W
3:2
90`
Peru
A
L
1:0
90`
Uruguay
H
W
1:0
90`
Bolivia
A
W
1:8
90`
1952 Panamerican Championship
Chile
A
W
0:3
90`
Uruguay
H
W
4:2
90`
Panama
H
W
5:0
90`
Peru
H
D
0:0
90`
Mexico
H
W
2:0
90`
1947/50 Friendlies
Uruguay
H
W
1:0
90`
Uruguay
H
W
3:2
90`
Paraguay
H
W
2:0
90`
Uruguay
H
L
3:4
90`
1949 South American Championship
Colombia
H
W
5:0
45`
