Garrincha: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Duke University - Sites at Duke Express - Garrincha. Sep 02, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jan 16, 2026
Anniversary information added. Oct 24, 2025
Add new Web site: Independent - Football: England at the World Cup: 1962 Chile - Garrincha the hero as 'war' breaks out. Oct 08, 2024
Garrincha's birth date corrected, from October 18 to October 28. May 28, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 25, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Garrincha has a ball. Jan 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Duke University - Sites at Duke Express - Garrincha. Sep 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Garrincha: Brazil’s ‘Joy of the People’. Jun 09, 2023
Add new Web site: FootballHistory.org - Biography of Garrincha. Mar 18, 2023
Add new Web site: History of Soccer - Garrincha: player bio and career history. Jan 19, 2023
Add new Web site: Black Past - Garrincha. Aug 31, 2017
Photo of Garrincha added to article. Oct 05, 2010
New article added. Dec 03, 2004
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