Sócrates
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BrazilCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, simply known as Sócrates, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. His medical degree and his political awareness, combined with style and quality of his play, earned him the nickname "Doctor Socrates". Famous for his beard and the headband he wore during the 1986 World Cup in solidarity with victims of the Mexico City earthquake, Sócrates became the "symbol of cool for a whole generation of football supporters". In 1983, he was named South American Footballer of the Year. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
11 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1982–1986The archive holds 11 team sheets naming Sócrates in Brazil's starting line-up, from 1982-06-14 to 1986-06-21.
11 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
10 goals across 9 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1979–1986| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-06-16 |  Poland | W4–0(n) | 30' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Guadalajara |
| 1986-06-01 |  Spain | W1–0(n) | 62' | FIFA World Cup | Guadalajara |
| 1985-06-23 |  Paraguay | D1–1(h) | 25' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Rio de Janeiro |
| 1982-07-05 |  Italy | L2–3(n) | 12' | FIFA World Cup | Barcelona |
| 1982-06-14 |  Russiaplayed as Soviet Union | W2–1(n) | 75' | FIFA World Cup | Seville |
| 1981-03-29 |  Venezuela | W5–0(h) | 55' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Goiânia |
| 1981-02-22 |  Bolivia | W2–1(a) | 6' | FIFA World Cup qualification | La Paz |
| 1979-10-31 | Paraguay | D2–2(h) | 61' (pen) | Copa América | Rio de Janeiro |
| 1979-08-23 |  Argentina | D2–2(a) | 17' 65' (pen) | Copa América | Buenos Aires |
Honours
7 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours7 | ||||
| Campeonato Paulista | ×3 | 1979, 1982, 1983 | Corinthians | |
| Brazil-England Cup | ×1 | 1981 | Brazil | |
| Campeonato Carioca | ×1 | 1986 | Flamengo | |
| Taça Rio | ×1 | 1986 | Flamengo | |
| Torneio Vicente Feola | ×1 | 1976 | Botafogo-SP | |
| Individual honours12 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 1 | ||||
| Campeonato Paulista top scorer | 1976 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| South American Footballer of the Year | 1983 | |||
| Teams of the season · 4 | ||||
| World Soccer World XI | ×3 | 1982, 1983, 1984 | ||
| World XI | 1982 | |||
| More honours · 6 | ||||
| Bola de Prata | 1980 | |||
| Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame | ||||
| FAI International Football Awards – International Personality | 2007 | |||
| FIFA 100 | ||||
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| World Soccer | ||||