Updated On: 21 January, 2022 12:19 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A day after the Brazilian football hero's 39th death anniversary we give you interesting facts about the striker

Garrincha (L) during a match in 1958. Pic/ AFP
39 years ago, on January 20th, the football fraternity lost one of its beloved legends - Garrincha. A day after the Brazilian football hero's 39th death anniversary we give you interesting facts about the striker.
>> Garrincha's full name is Manuel Francisco dos Santos. Garrincha means 'little bird'.