| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Ribamar de Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | September 24, 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Coroatá, Maranhão, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | August 16, 1974 (aged 41) | ||
| Playing position | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1954 | Paysandu | ? | (?) |
| 1954–1963 | São Paulo FC | 415 | (103) |
| 1965 | Deportivo Nacional | ? | (?) |
| – | Toluca | ? | (?) |
| – | Nacional-SP | ? | (?) |
| – | Saad | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1956–1959 | Brazil | 15 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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José Ribamar de Oliveira, best known as Canhoteiro (24 September 1932 - 16 August 1974) was a Brazilian footballer, who played most notably for São Paulo FC.
Canhoteiro was one of Brazil's greatest driblers and played during a magical time of exceptional talent in that country. He had epic games against Pele of Santos F.C., one in particular in 1958, played under heavy rain at Pacaemby Stadium in Sao Paulo - the game ended tied at two goals each, with Pele and Canhoteiro scoring both goals for each of their clubs. Canhoteiro, died pennyless and an alcoholic, the fate of many a footballer in the early years of the game.
One of his nicknames was "the garrincha of the left"