According to recent studies, he is the highest goal scorer in world football, with 768 goals in official matches for club and national team, ahead of Bican, Pele, Puskas and Müler. He scored over 1000 if you count goals scored in friendly matches. He also holds the record for the most seasons as first division top goalscorer (14 times). Valdano was talking about him when he said that "his football skills were like something out of a cartoon". Known as "the Baixinho" (shortie). Working in politics, he has been a deputy and senator of the Socialist Party.
