How tall is Gérson?

Gérson's listed height is 170 cm (5'7"). He is taller than about 61% of men in Brazil.

Where 170 cm sits among men in Brazil

Taller than about 61% of men in Brazil born in 1941 (average 168 cm).

Gérson next to his teammates

Jairzinho is 3 cm taller than Gérson (173 cm), teammate at Botafogo F.R. from 1963 to 1969.

Garrincha is the same height than Gérson (170 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1961 to 1966.

Mário Zagallo is 1 cm shorter than Gérson (169 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1961 to 1964.

About Gérson

Gérson de Oliveira Nunes, generally known as Gérson, is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as a midfielder. He was born on 11 January 1941 in Niterói, where he also spent his childhood. At school he was nicknamed papagaio, or parrot, and kept the name throughout his life. Both his father and his uncle were professional footballers in Rio.

Gérson won numerous national trophies with the club sides Flamengo, Botafogo, São Paulo and Fluminense. He is widely known as the brain behind the Brazil team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

At a listed 170 cm (5'7"), Gérson is 3 cm shorter than Jairzinho, listed at 173 cm (5'8"), his teammate at Botafogo F.R. from 1963 to 1969. Garrincha, his teammate in the Brazil men's national football team from 1961 to 1966, has the same listed height of 170 cm (5'7").

Frequently asked

How tall is Gérson in feet and inches? Gérson is 5'7" tall, which is 170 cm, 66.9 inches or 1.70 m.

How tall is Gérson compared to Jairzinho? Jairzinho is 3 cm taller than Gérson: 173 cm (5'8") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Gérson compared to Garrincha? Garrincha is the same height than Gérson: 170 cm (5'7") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Gérson compared to Mário Zagallo? Mário Zagallo is 1 cm shorter than Gérson: 169 cm (5'7") vs 170 cm (5'7").

Is Gérson tall for men in Brazil? At 170 cm he is taller than about 61% of men in Brazil born in 1941, whose average height is 168 cm.

Sources

• Gérson on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Gérson on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 170 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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