How tall is Didi?

Didi's listed height was 174 cm (5'9"). He was taller than about 86% of men in Brazil.

Where 174 cm sits among men in Brazil

Taller than about 86% of men in Brazil born in 1928 (average 166.5 cm).

Didi next to his teammates

Nílton Santos is 6 cm taller than Didi (180 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1952 to 1962.

Garrincha is 4 cm shorter than Didi (170 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1955 to 1962.

Mário Zagallo is 5 cm shorter than Didi (169 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1958 to 1962.

About Didi

Didi, whose full name was Waldyr Pereira, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder or as a forward. He was born on 8 October 1928 in Campos dos Goytacazes. He played for Fluminense from the end of the 1940s to the mid-1950s, and was one of the main players of Botafogo in the early 1960s.

Didi played in three FIFA World Cups, in 1954, 1958 and 1962, winning the latter two. He was renowned for his range of passing, stamina and technique, and he was a free-kick specialist, famous for inventing the folha seca, or dry leaf, free kick in which the ball swerves downward unexpectedly. At Botafogo he played alongside other world champions such as Garrincha, Nilton Santos, Zagallo and Amarildo.

Didi stood a listed 174 cm (5'9"). He was 6 cm shorter than Nílton Santos, listed at 180 cm (5'11"), his teammate in the Brazil men's national football team from 1952 to 1962. He was 4 cm taller than Garrincha, listed at 170 cm (5'7"), his teammate in the national team from 1955 to 1962. He died on 12 May 2001.

Frequently asked

How tall is Didi in feet and inches? Didi was 5'9" tall, which is 174 cm, 68.5 inches or 1.74 m.

How tall is Didi compared to Nílton Santos? Nílton Santos is 6 cm taller than Didi: 180 cm (5'11") vs 174 cm (5'9").

How tall is Didi compared to Garrincha? Garrincha is 4 cm shorter than Didi: 170 cm (5'7") vs 174 cm (5'9").

How tall is Didi compared to Mário Zagallo? Mário Zagallo is 5 cm shorter than Didi: 169 cm (5'7") vs 174 cm (5'9").

Is Didi tall for men in Brazil? At 174 cm he was taller than about 86% of men in Brazil born in 1928, whose average height is 166.5 cm.

Sources

• Didi on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Didi on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 174 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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