death_date nationalcaps birth_date years death_place caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height totalcaps totalgoals nationalgoals clubs position article_title
23 july 2013 98 27 february 1929 1948 -- 1959 1959 -- 1968 1969 -- 1970 uberaba , brazil 434 498 32 11 10 2 200px 1952 -- 1968 djalma santos.jpg djalma santos santos with the jules rimet trophy in 2008 djalma pereira dias dos santos são paulo , brazil brazil 1.73 m ftin on 964 23 3 portuguesa palmeiras atlético paranaense right back djalma santos

djalma santos

djalma pereira dias dos santos known simply as djalma santos -lrb- ; also spelled dejalma santos , -lrb- 27 february 192923 july 2013 -rrb- was a brazilian footballer who started for the brazil national team in four world cups , winning two , in 1958 and 1962 .
santos is considered to be one of the greatest right-backs of all time .
while primarily known for his defensive skills , he often ventured upfield and displayed some impressive attacking skills .
along with franz beckenbauer and philipp lahm , he is one of only three players to be included into three fifa world cup all star teams -lrb- in 1954 , 1958 and 1962 -rrb- .
he was named by pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in march 2004 .
