Coutinho (footballer, born 1943)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vieira and the second or paternal family name is Honório.

Coutinho
Coutinho depicted on a football card in 1962
Personal information
Full name Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório
Date of birth (1943-06-11)11 June 1943
Place of birth Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 11 March 2019(2019-03-11) (aged 75)
Place of death Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
XV de Piracicaba
1957–1958 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1968 Santos 457 (368)
1968 Vitória ? (1)
1969 Portuguesa ? (1)
1970 Santos ? (1)
1971 Atlas
1971–1972 Bangu ? (3)
1973 Saad ? (1)
International career
1960–1965 Brazil 15 (6)
Managerial career
1981 Santos
1985 Valeriodoce
1987 Comercial-SP
1987 Aquidauana
1988 Santo André
1992 Valeriodoce
1992 São Caetano
1993 Bonsucesso
1995 Santos
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1962 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (11 June 1943 – 11 March 2019), nicknamed Coutinho, was a Brazilian coach and footballer who played as a forward for Santos Futebol Clube, where he was a teammate and one of the best partners of Pelé, and became a member of the Brazil national team that won the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He is considered one of the greatest strikers in the history of Brazilian football with 368 goals in 457 matches[1][2] even though he prematurely ended his football career before the age of 30 due to knee problems. His main virtues as a striker were coldness and precision in finishing, the ability to dribble in tight spaces and a keen awareness of team play, which allowed him to make several one-two passes with Pelé in the midst of opponent defenses. In Brazil, during his time as a player, he received the nickname "genius of the small area" many years before other great Brazilian striker Romario. Pelé himself declares that "Coutinho, within the area, was better than me. His coldness was something supernatural".

  1. ^ "Morre Coutinho, ex-atacante de Santos e seleção brasileira". UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Coutinho, ídolo do Santos e campeão mundial pelo Brasil, morre aos 75 anos was invoked but never defined (see the help page).