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Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (11 June 1943 – 11 March 2019), nicknamed Coutinho, was a Brazilian coach and footballer who played as a forward for Santos Futebol Clube, where he was a teammate and one of the best partners of Pelé, and became a member of the Brazil national team that won the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He is considered one of the greatest strikers in the history of Brazilian football with 368 goals in 457 matches even though he prematurely ended his football career before the age of 30 due to knee problems. His main virtues as a striker were coldness and precision in finishing, the ability to dribble in tight spaces and a keen awareness of team play, which allowed him to make several one-two passes with Pelé in the midst of opponent defenses. In Brazil, during his time as a player, he received the nickname "genius of the small area" many years before other great Brazilian striker Romario. Pelé himself declares that "Coutinho, within the area, was better than me. His coldness was something supernatural".

Honours

Santos FC

• Taça Brasil: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965

• Copa Libertadores: 1962, 1963

• Intercontinental Cup: 1962, 1963

• Campeonato Paulista: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967

• Torneio Rio–São Paulo: 1959, 1963, 1964, 1966

• Torneio de Paris: 1960, 1961

• Taça das Américas: 1963

• Torneio Pentagonal do México: 1959

• Taça Tereza Herrera (Espanha): 1959

• Torneio de Valência (Espanha): 1959

• Torneio Dr. Mario Echandi (Costa Rica): 1959

• Torneio Giallorosso (Itália): 1960

• Quadrangular de Lima (Peru): 1960

• Torneio Itália 1961 (Itália): 1961

• Torneio Internacional da Costa Rica (Costa Rica): 1961

• Pentagonal de Guadalajara (México): 1961

• Torneio Internacional da Venezuela (Venezuela): 1965

• Hexagonal do Chile (Chile): 1965

• Torneio de Nova York (Estados Unidos): 1966

International

Brazil

• FIFA World Cup: 1962

• Taça do Atlântico: 1960

• Copa Roca[n1 1]: 1963

• Copa Bernardo O'Higgins: 1961

• Taça Oswaldo Cruz: 1961, 1962

Individual

• Copa Libertadores Top Scorer: 1962

• 1961 Taça Oswaldo Cruz (3 goals)

• 1961 Torneio Rio–São Paulo Top Scorer (9 goals)

• 1962 Campeonato Brasileiro Top Scorer (7 goals)

• 1964 Torneio Rio–São Paulo Top Scorer (11 goals)