Arthur Friedenreich
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Birth Name: Arthur Friedenreich
Born: 18 July 1892 Died: 6 September 1969
Country of origin: Brazil
Height: 5' 7"
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Arthur Friedenreich was a Brazilian footballer, who played as a forward. Nicknamed The Tiger, he was arguably the sport's first outstanding black player. He is occasionally stated as the all-time top scorer in professional football, with 1329 goals, although this is highly disputable.
Friedenreich was born in São Paulo to Oscar Friedenreich, a German businessman whose father immigrated to Brazil, and Mathilde, an African Brazilian washerwoman and the daughter of freed slaves. Friedenreich was the first professional football player of Afro-Brazilian origin, because at that time football was dominated by Whites and Blacks were
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