Brazilian footballer and coach (died 2014)

Marinho Chagas

Francisco das Chagas Marinho, generally known as Marinho Chagas or Francisco Marinho, was a Brazilian professional footballer. One of the best left-backs of his era, he is best known for his flowing curly blond hair and his performance at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, in which Brazil finished fourth. At club level he is mostly associated with Botafogo FR of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo FC, but he played for numerous other teams, as well as in the North American Soccer League, in a career which spanned from 1969 to 1987.

Born

1952

February 8

Died

2014

Era

1950s

Country

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Marinho, in brief

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Key dates

1952 Born
2014 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

421 Constantius III becomes co-emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
1238 The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir.
1250 Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al Mansurah.
1347 The Byzantine civil war of 1341–47 ends with a power-sharing agreement between John VI Kantakouzenos and John V Palaiologos.

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The world in 1952

When Marinho arrived

april 11 Bolivian National Revolution: Rebels take over Palacio Quemado.
april 11 Pan Am Flight 526A ditches near San Juan-Isla Grande Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after experiencing an engine failure, killing 52 people.
april 15 First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
april 21 Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on February 8

Arlie Petters 1964– Belizean-American mathematical physicist and academic Carolina Kostner 1987– Italian figure skater Daniel Bernoulli 1700–1782 Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (died 1782) Demchugdongrub 1902– Mongol prince and politician, head of state of Mengjiang (died 1966) Henry Czerny 1959– Canadian actor Jagjit Singh 1941–2011 Indian singer-songwriter (died 2011) James Dean 1931–1955 American actor (died 1955) Jim Neidhart 1955–2018 American wrestler (born 1955) Khorloogiin Choibalsan 1895– Prime Minister of Mongolia (died 1952)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1952

Bill Belichick 1952– American football coach Bill Frist 1952– American physician and politician Dambudzo Marechera 1952– Zimbabwean author and poet (died 1987) Dave Carter 1952–2002 American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002) Domingos Maubere 1952–2025 East Timorese Catholic priest and activist (died 2025) Edward Garnier 1952– English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales Howard Hampton 1952– Canadian lawyer and politician Irina Bokova 1952– Bulgarian politician, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jacques Richard 1952–2002 Canadian ice hockey player (died 2002)

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