Socrates
Source: Wikipedia: Sócrates
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Socrates 🇧🇷

Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira
["Footballer", "Physician", "Corinthians Democracy Leader", "Brazil Captain"]
Born Feb 19, 1954 🇧🇷 Belem (Para), Brazil
Passed Away Dec 04, 2011 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Lifespan 57 years old
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"Football is only a game; what matters is using it to build freedom, human dignity, and democratic rights for the people."

Archival Overview

Visionary Brazilian midfield maestro and qualified medical doctor who captained Brazil's enchanting 1982 World Cup team and led the revolutionary 'Corinthians Democracy' movement against Brazil's military dictatorship.

Biographical Record

Dr. Socrates (1954–2011) completed his medical degree while playing professional football, blessed with majestic elegance, sublime vision, and a trademark no-look backheel pass. At SC Corinthians Paulista, he co-founded Democracia Corintiana in 1981, instituting a democratic workplace where players, coaches, and bus drivers voted on all club decisions.

Wearing headbands bearing slogans like 'Democracy' and 'Justice', Socrates captained the fabled 1982 Brazilian national team of Zico, Falcao, and Eder, universally regarded as the most beautiful attacking side in football history. He died on the morning Corinthians clinched the 2011 Brazilian championship.

Key Life Milestones

1981

Founding of Corinthians Democracy

Revolutionized Brazilian sport by establishing democratic collective voting at SC Corinthians.

1982

Captain of Brazil at the 1982 World Cup

Captained the immortal Selecao in Spain, scoring unforgettable goals against the Soviet Union and Italy.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Cemiterio Bom Pastor
Ribeirao Preto (Sao Paulo), Brazil
GPS: -21.1775, -47.8103
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