Garrincha Personality Type, MBTI
What is the personality type of Garrincha? Which MBTI personality type best fits? Personality type for Garrincha from Football Soccer and what is the personality traits.
ESFP (9w8)
Garrincha personality type is ESFP, the most commonly associated with the ‘fearless’ and ‘fun-loving’ footballer.
Garrincha was the type of player who would waltz through the most intensive training sessions and training sessions and never be too tired to play a game.
He was also a player who loved to taunt and annoy his opponents; a trait which we would undoubtedly consider to be a negative quality in modern football.
He was also notorious for his non-stop running and dancing on the ball, both of which are seen as highly positive traits in modern football.
This is why he is often compared to Lionel Messi, who is often referred to as the most entertaining footballer in the world.
But what Garrincha’s legend tells us about us
It is not just Garrincha’s positive qualities that we can learn from, but also the negatives of his personality type.
It is a common misconception that people with this personality type are not focussed, or have a short memory. This is not the case for Garrincha, who certainly had a short memory on the field of play.
Manuel Francisco dos Santos (28 October 1933 – 20 January 1983), known by the nickname Garrincha. was a Brazilian footballer who played as a right winger. He is widely regarded by many in the sport as the Greatest Dribbler of all time. Garrincha is also widely regarded as the Greatest Footballer of all time. Garrincha played a vital role in Brazil's 1958 and 1962 World Cup victories. In 1962, when Pelé got injured, Garrincha almost single handedly carried Brazil to World Cup victory with a dominating performance throughout the tournament. He also became the first player to win Golden Ball (Player of the tournament), Golden Boot (Leading Goalscorer) and the World Cup in the same tournament. He was also named in the World Cup All-Star Team's of both 1958 World Cup and 1962 World Cup. In 1994, he was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Time Team. Brazil never lost a match while fielding both Garrincha and Pelé. In 1999, he came seventh in the FIFA Player of the Century grand jury vote.
