How tall is Vavá?

Vavá's listed height was 174 cm (5'9"). He was taller than about 83% of men in Brazil.

Where 174 cm sits among men in Brazil

Taller than about 83% of men in Brazil born in 1934 (average 167.2 cm).

Vavá next to his teammates

Djalma Santos is 2 cm shorter than Vavá (172 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1955 to 1964.

About Vavá

Vavá, whose full name was Edvaldo Izidio Neto, was a Brazilian professional footballer, born on 12 November 1934 in Recife. He was nicknamed Peito de Aço, meaning Steel Chest, and is widely considered one of the greatest strikers of his generation.

Vavá started his career with Sport Recife from 1949 to 1950 and most notably played for Vasco da Gama, Atlético Madrid, Palmeiras and the Brazil national team. He moved abroad for the first time with Atlético Madrid, where he played from 1958 to 1961. He earned twenty caps for Brazil between 1955 and 1964, scoring fifteen goals, and debuted on 13 November 1955 in the Oswaldo Cruz Cup against Paraguay. He was part of the teams that won the 1958 and 1962 World Cups, scoring five and four goals, and shared the 1962 Golden Boot. He became the first player to score in two World Cup finals.

At a listed 174 cm (5'9"), Vavá stood 2 cm taller than his teammate Djalma Santos, listed at 172 cm (5'8"), with the Brazil men's national football team from 1955 to 1964. Vavá died on 19 January 2002.

Frequently asked

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

How tall is Vavá compared to Djalma Santos? Djalma Santos is 2 cm shorter than Vavá: 172 cm (5'8") vs 174 cm (5'9").

Is Vavá tall for men in Brazil? At 174 cm he was taller than about 83% of men in Brazil born in 1934, whose average height is 167.2 cm.

Sources

• Vavá on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Vavá 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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