Career
Born in Piracicaba, State of São Paulo, Coutinho was spotted at the age of 13 by Santos" coach Luís Alonso Pérez "Lula". One year later he became part of the Santos" lower division. Coutinho has been named the greatest Santos" player after Pelé, with whom he formed a mythical attacking duo with 1461 goals scored (370 by Coutinho).
After his tenure at Santos, he also played for Vitória of Bahia, Portuguesa of São Paulo, and Atlas of Mexico.
Coutinho earned 15 caps and scored 6 goals with the national football team He was meant to be a starter in the 1962 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup winning squad, but was sidelined by injury just before the tournament.
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