July 15, 1966. Quando passou pela Suécia em 1959, em uma excursão com o Botafogo, Garrincha deixou um herdeiro que nunca conheceu. "After a match in Gothenburg against the Russian team, the paper said he was an alien talent, asking: 'What planet is he from?'". Descobriu a identidade de seu pai biológico ainda criança - e ficou muito feliz. Ulf Lindberg, em companhia do filho Martin, de 16 anos, já não conseguia caminhar normalmente. Garrincha hadde til sammen 9 barn hvor samtlige var jenter. Garrincha is remembered by his only living son in a poignant tribute ahead of Brazil's commemorative friendly in Sweden. Anzi. He left a legacy, planting the seeds for those who came after him. O sueco foi fruto do relacionamento de um dos maiores ídolos do clube com uma mulher desconhecida, durante uma excursão realizada pelo Botafogo à Europa. An imaginative and skillful dribbler, he starred along with Pelé and Didí on the Brazilian national teams that won two World Cup Championships (1958, 1962). Gli anni con Elza Soares Manuel Francisco dos Santos (28 October 1933 – 20 January 1983), nicknamed Mané Garrincha, best known as simply Garrincha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡaˈʁĩʃɐ], "little bird"), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger.He is widely regarded as one of the greatest dribblers of all time, and by some, the greatest dribbler ever. Among his favourite modern players is, of course, Neymar, who himself has been compared to Garrincha. Bekijk meer ideeën over Voetbal, Garrincha, Voetbal posters. "But the trip did not happen," Ulf said. Ulf Lindberg was born from a brief relationship Garrincha had with a local during a trip to Sweden. Ten drugi przydomek nadała mu jego siostra Rosa, która dopatrzyła się podobieństwa do strzyżyków, których zabijanie było jedną z głównych rozrywek małego Mane. Now aged 52, Ulf is divorced and works selling sausages in a trailer in Halmstad. The eldest, Gustavo has the bug. In 1977, a Swedish newspaper reported that Garrincha wanted to meet his son. La parabola discendente di Garrincha non rallenta nè si ferma. 1960 föddes Ulf i Umeå sedan Garrincha året innan varit på Sverige-besök med sin klubb Botafogo och även medgett sitt faderskap. Gå med i Facebook för att komma i kontakt med Ulf Lindberg och andra som du känner. Henrik é filho de Ulf Lindberg, o herdeiro sueco de Garrincha, morto em 1983 aos 50 anos. Ulf even visited his estranged family Pau Grande and met his father’s former team-mates Pele and Nilton Santos. On the same trip Ulf was able to visit his father's tomb in the district of Pau Grande in Mage, Rio de Janeiro. Chama-se Ulf Lindberg, tem 54 anos, é sueco e fruto de uma noite inspirada de Mané Garrincha em Umea (arredores de Estocolmo). Garrincha skrev under ett erkännande av ett eventuellt faderskap. None of them speak Portuguese, but they are passionate about football. "In two years' time, I will be there. ", Nicknamed "Garrincha" after small bird found in Brazil, Clubs played for: Botafogo, Corinthians, Atletico Junior (Colombia), Flamengo, Olaria, International honours: World Cup winner 1958, 1962, Golden Boot joint-winner 1962 World Cup with four goals. Ulf Lindberg, born in 1960, is the only officially recognised male descendant of Mane Garrincha. She gave him up for adoption to a middle-class Swedish family when he was only nine months old. Men stjärnan slocknade, han blev bara 49 år. If not, he could be among us celebrating the reunion with his companions from '58.". Era muita gente a seu redor. Visa profiler för personer som heter Ulf Lindberg. Goodison Park. It was agreed that it would happen in the following year, when Ulf was expected to travel to Argentina, during the 1978 World Cup, where Garrincha was due to work as a commentator. Precipita negli abissi della miseria più nera e dell’abbandono. He dreams of being a professional footballer. 15-mei-2016 - Bekijk het bord "Garrincha" van Rob Tuijnman op Pinterest. And the passion Garrincha left in Brazil is just as alive in Sweden. Enquanto superava os zagueiros com facilidade, Garrincha teve sua carreira e, a vida, encurtada pelos efeitos da bebida. Ulf never knew his father, but he too carries the admiration for one of the greatest players the game has ever seen. Bogotá. His playing style was and will always be unique.". "But it was not possible. He is always taking selfies in Brazil shirts and often takes to social media to talk about his father’s legacy. De var i byen Umeå, der levde Garrincha ut en av sine tre lidenskaper (noe som vi kommer tilbake til senere). Ulf has been to Brazil three times and, during one trip for a TV documentary, discovered he would never know his mother either - she had died months earlier. Last updated on 14 August 201214 August 2012.From the section Football. He never met his father but said proudly: "There is no one like Garrincha. No hall, parou em frente a um painel com imagens de Garrincha e Pelé. Manteve contato com Garrincha por correspondência durante pouco tempo. Martin Lindberg, nieto del legendario extremo y jugador en el juvenil del Halmstad, viaja a Brasil con su padre para conocer a la familia. In 1983 Garrincha died, just 49 years of age, his mind and body ravaged by the effects of alcoholism. Ulf is not alone in seeing this week's match as a chance to catch up again with his father's legacy. In the half-century since, the modern world of football is unrecognisable to the land in which he wrote his legend. 11 août 2013 - Ulf Lindberg, hijo que dejo Garrincha al paso del Botafogo por Suecia en 1958. He also continues to try to get a greater understanding of his father in newspaper clippings, films, TV and on the internet. Read about our approach to external linking. His great footballing blood continues to run via the veins of his heirs. Durante uma digressão do Botafogo, Mané « pulou a cerca » e fugiu da concentração no hotel. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Garrincha also had a talent for charming women and it was during a tour of Sweden with the Rio team Botafogo that he had a brief affair with Ulf's mother. Único filho homem vivo de Garrincha, o sueco Ulf Lindberg fala com orgulho do pai que nunca viu. Han hadde en sønn i sin hjemby, men som døde 8 år gammel i en bil ulykke. Ulf is already planning his next trip to Brazil for the World Cup in 2014. Esta sexta foi mais do que especial para os alvinegros que foram à sede do Botafogo, em General Severiano, para assistir ao encontro de Nilton Santos com o filho de Garrincha, Ulf Lindberg. His biographer, Ruy Castro, described the man fans called "the angel with bent legs" as "the most amateur footballer professional football ever produced". "Não há ninguém como Garrincha", disse Ulf em entrevista por telefone à BBC Brasil de sua casa em Halmst da Rio de JaneiroLa famiglia svedese e quella brasiliana di Garrincha si sono finalmente riunite. "Now, Garrincha is up in the sky looking at us", Pele said during a press conference in the stadium with other surviving members of the historic 1958 World Cup. La idea, dice Ulf, es saber más sobre su padre. Not least seeds of his own. "My life started here.". He has four children: Jonas, 25, Martin, 22, and twins Hendrik and Linnea, 14. Een jaar later kreeg hij bezoek van Zweedse officials, die hem vertelden dat hij een zoon had in Europa met de naam Ulf Lindberg. "I very much regret never having met him," Ulf admitted. Ulf Lindberg was born from a brief relationship Garrincha had with a local during a trip to Sweden. Closer to home, back in Pau Grande where Garrincha was born and raised, his great grandchildren are hoping to live up to the family name. Sono sbarcati a Rio Ulf Lindberg e Martin, ovvero figlio e … It was 50 years ago that Garrincha put on his last show in a Brazil shirt. Plans were afoot to set up a meeting between Ulf Lindberg and his biological father in Spain, in connection with World Cup 82, but nothing came of it. They too take great pride in their family’s footballing pedigree. (EFE).- La historia de 'Garrincha', el hombre que en vida fue considerado 'la Alegría del pueblo', comenzó en 1933 y terminó un 20 de enero de hace 25 años, bajo el signo de la tristeza. Garrincha reageerde onverschillig, net als bij de geboorte van zijn dertien andere kinderen. El cantante João Gilberto, nacido en 1931, (dos años antes de Manuel Francisco dos Santos, llamado Garrincha), murió recientemente. The arena is to be knocked down and its newer replacement has already been built in the same neighbourhood. Felipe, Manuel and Gustavo look just as comfortable on the dirt-fields as they do on a freshly-laid, vibrant green astro-turf. But put a ball at his feet and Garrincha, which means "the little wren", demonstrated incomparable skill and is regarded by many as the greatest dribbler of all time. Garrincha visited Sweden only briefly but, as always, left something behind. Ulf’s sons, Martin and Henrik, are football fanatics. När barnet sedan föddes lämnade kvinnan över det till ett barnhem men adopterade det nio månader senare. La herencia sueca de Garrincha. And particularly on the old land where Garrincha himself spent most of his youth – and a fair bit of his adult life, too. Garrincha, byname of Manoel Francisco dos Santos, (born Oct. 18, 1933, Pau Grande, Braz.—died Jan. 20, 1983, Rio de Janeiro), Brazilian football (soccer) player considered by many to be the best right winger in the history of the sport. Garrincha was een vrouwenverslinder. Único filho homem vivo de Garrincha, o sueco Ulf Lindberg fala com orgulho do pai que nunca viu. But though Ulf Lindberg and Garrincha never met – by the time Ulf made it to Brazil his father had drunk himself to a premature death – football created a bond between them. Not surprisingly, one of his greatest fans is his only living son, Ulf Lindberg, born from a brief affair the footballer had during a tour of Sweden in 1959. In a A 3-1 defeat to Hungary, his first and only defeat for his country, the Angel with Bent Legs bowed out. Henrik, born in 1998, plays in the youth team of four-time Swedish champions Halmstad and has even represented his country at youth level. Alla fine quelli riconosciuti saranno 14, undici femmine e tre maschi, più Ulf Lindberg un figlio avuto da un’avventura con una svedese ai Mondiali del 1958. Zijn ontmaagding vond plaats in een schuur. Omgiven av en mängd nya släktingar som han inte hunnit lära sig namnet på. The information contained in Goal.com may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without the prior written authority of Goal.com, Our series of special articles on the Selecao legend comes to an end, but his extended family tree are ensuring his his great legacy lives on. The greatest player of the history of Botafogo, and perhaps the world, produced a series of heirs during a life which he lived to the fullest, stretching as far as Sweden. Een jaar later kreeg hij bezoek van Zweedse officials, die hem vertelden dat hij een zoon had in Europa met de naam Ulf Lindberg. With his right leg pointing inwards and his left leg pointing outwards, Manuel Francisco dos Santos - Garrincha's real name - seemed more destined to end up in poverty and anonymity than in the pantheon of great footballers. Garrincha y su hijo sueco nunca se conocieron, ya que Ulf Lindberg viajó a Brasil por primera vez cuando su padre ya había fallecido en 2005 al conocer su historia. When asked to name the greatest Brazilian footballer of all time, most people will offer up the name of Pele, whose unique status gave him a starring role at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics. Conheceu a mãe de Ulf e deixou um herdeiro na Suécia. Rosangela’s grandson, Felipe is Botafogo fan and likes to listen endlessly to stories about his great grandfather. Copyright © 2020 Goal.com All rights reserved. O casal se separou e Ulf foi morar com sua mãe adotiva. Resultatet ble en sønn, Ulf Lindberg. Jak wielu innych brazylijskich piłkarzy od wczesnych lat nikt nie zwracał się do niego pełnym imieniem i nazwiskiem. Ulf Lindberg Henrik não conheceu o pai pessoalmente, devido ao trágico problema do jogador: a dependência alcoólica. Garrincha também é pai de um filho sueco: Ulf Lindberg, fruto de um caso extraconjugal que manteve por alguns meses com uma jovem sueca da cidade de Umeå, durante uma excursão do Botafogo à Europa em 1959. Un partido para recordar la final del Mundial de 1958 reunirá a Ulf Lindberg, el hijo que Garrincha tuvo en Suecia, con excompañeros como Pelé. "At that moment, being the son of Garrincha became a reality for me," he said. It was only at the age of seven that his adoptive parents told him that his father was Garrincha, who had 14 children through various relationships. Recebeu do presidente da Superintendência de Desportos do Estado do Rio, Chiquinho da Mangueira, um livro sobre a história do Maracanã. Dlatego zamiast Manuel Francisco dos Santos mówiono do niego po prostu Mane lub Garrincha. Garrincha var en av de bidragande orsakerna till Brasiliens VM-guld 1958 och 1962. E, … Manuel and Felipe are all to aware of the royal footballing blood that flows through their veins them. [16] Ao todo, ele teve pelo menos 14 filhos. Unfortunately, he had serious problems with alcohol. Ulf Lindberg , som pojken döpts till, träffade aldrig sin biologiske far. Lindberg zou hij nooit ontmoeten. Lindberg zou hij nooit ontmoeten. Ulf Lindberg … Qui Garrincha ebbe un rapporto con una cameriera diciassettenne, la quale rimase incinta; al bambino nato da questa fugace relazione, e successivamente adottato, fu dato il nome di Ulf Lindberg, e crebbe nel Paese scandinavo. Nu står Ulf Lindberg, som aldrig fick träffa sin biologiske far, i dennes hemby. De sus tres héroes no vive ya ninguno. Garrincha, hometown hero | Garrincha will always be missed | How Garrincha conquered the world | Garrincha's modest paradise. "Until today, I often find myself thinking how it would be nice to have known my father and say how much I admire him," Ulf told BBC Brasil. Dodajmy, że to podobieństwo miało przejawiać się w … Garrincha had ten daughters and Ulf said meeting his sisters was an emotional event. Ulf is in Stockholm this week as a special guest at the farewell friendly game between Brazil and Sweden on Wednesday at the Rasunda, the stadium where his father played in the final of the 1958 World Cup, the first of five Brazil have won. But the meeting of father and son never happened. Only mortality could keep up with him, leaving the great Mane Garrincha one of the sport’s greatest myths. Ulf Lindberg (Foto: Getty Images) O pequeno Ulf Lindberg foi adotado aos nove meses por um casal e batizado com o nome de seu pai adotivo. Ulf Lindberg , Son of Brazilian soccer star Garrincha, during a photo shoot on November 26, 2009 in Halmstad, Sweden. READ MORE: "I love the sun, I love the heat, I love the kiosks along Copacabana beach," he added. Martin had to overcome a serious knee injury two years ago and is now training for a local football team. "One of my favourite newspaper headlines about my father was here in Sweden," he explained. But there are others who would argue that the accolade belongs to Garrincha, a football genius who played 50 times for his country, but whose career was blighted by drink problems. Sem condições de ser criado pela mãe, Ulf Lindberg acabou adotado por uma família de classe média quando tinha apenas nove meses. Lidenskapen for kvinner. "My father used to drink a lot and unfortunately was not well.". Garrincha reageerde onverschillig, net als bij de geboorte van zijn andere dertien kinderen.