Dario Santos — "DADÁ MARAVILHA" | 1968-1974 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

DADÁ MARAVILHA PES STATS | 1968-1974

blanka797 Name: José dos Santos Dada the Hummingbird Dario Santos — ''DADÁ MARAVILHA'' | 1968-1974 I do not play football, I score goals. Club: Atlético Mineiro. Number: Position: CF Nationality: Brazilian Age: 24 (World Cup 1970) Foot: R Side: B Length: 185 Weight:75 Attack: 94 Defence:35 Balance:88 Stamina: 82 Top Speed:72 Acceleration:74 Response: 95 Agility: 82 Dribble Accuracy: 78 Dribble Speed: 71 Short Pass Accuracy:79 Short Pass Speed: 78 Long Pass Accuracy: 77 Long Pass Speed: 79 Shot Accuracy: 93 Shot Power: 85 Shot Technique: 90 Free Kick Accuracy: 67 Curling: 69 Header: 95 Jump: 94 Technique: 84 Aggression: 97 Mentality: 73 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 71 Injury Tolerance:B Condition/Fitness: 5 Weak Foot Accuracy: 7 Weak Foot frequency: 6 Consistency: 5 *Positioning *Reaction * Scoring *1-on-1 Scoring *Lines There are only three things that can stop in air: a hummingbird, a helicopter, and Dada. Dario José dos Santos (born in March 4, 1946 in Rio de Janeiro) , nicknamed Dario, or Dada Maravilha (Dada the Wonder) is a former Brazilian footballer. He played as a center-forward, and as of 2006, is the 3rd top scorer in the history of Brazilian football, trailing Pelé and Romario. Born into poverty, Dada began his career in 1965, playing in the youth squad of Campo Grande, a small and modest club with no great history in Rio. His style and talent caught the eye of a scout working for Atlético Mineiro, a large and very traditional club from the state of Minas Gerais, who signed him in 1968. In 1969 his prestige was so great that Brazilian president Emalio Garrastazu Médici asked coach Mario Zagallo to ask Dada to join the national team going to the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. He was benched for most of the tournament, however. In 1971, Dada helped Atlético win its first Campeonato Brasileiro title, scoring the only goal in the final match against Botafogo. He played for Atlético until 1973, when he transferred over to Flamengo. After another brief stint with Atlético, he played for Sport Club do Recife in the 1974-75 season, where he helped the team win the Pernambuco state championship. In 1976, he was signed by Internacional de Porto Alegre for what was, at the time, one of the biggest transactions in Brazilian football. In contrast to great players in the Internacional roster at the time, such as Figueroa, Falcao, Pablo Cesar and Valdomiro, Dada was perceived as clumsy and slow, but his great positioning and finishing made him one of the greatest strikers in the history of the club. He was the top scorer of the 1976 Brazilian Championship, scoring 16 goals for Internacional, including the first goal in the final match against Corinthians, which Internacional won 2-0. He signed with Ponte Preta in 1977 but sat out for most of the year while recovering from pneumonia. He returned to Atlético Mineiro for the 1978-1979 season, but wasn't as successful. From 1979 to 1986, he played for several different teams of less prestige like Nautico, Santa Cruz, Bahia and Goias, finally ending his career at Comercial Esporte Clube, a club from Registro, in S?o Paulo state. Throughout his career, his talent for scoring goals and sympathy with the fans earned him many nicknames, including ''Dario Peito-de-aço'' (Iron Chest Dario), ''Rei Dada'' (King Dada) and ''Dada Beija-Flor'' (Dada the Hummingbird), the latter a reference to his great impulse, which made him seemingly stop in mid-air. Dada's pre-match declarations were much sought after by sport beat reporters as he had the flair of coining names to goals yet to be scored by himself on any given match. He is also notorious for having coined many catch phrases which are still remembered and used by many Brazilian fans. Quotes: Do not give me problematic, I'll give you solutionatic''.'' There are only three things that can stop in air: a hummingbird, a helicopter, and Dada. After Garrincha, Dada is the greatest joy of the people. I was so focused in scoring goals that I didn't have time to learn how to play football. There's no such thing as an ugly goal. Ugly is to not score one. I do not play football, I score goals. Two things I don't know how to do: Miss goals and play soccer Dario Santos — "DADA MARAVILHA" | 1968-1974 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)