This was the Brazilian footballer who was a physician, philosopher, and politician

Known by his friends as Magrão (the great sweet), with no power and stability, he always avoided physical clashes with opposing players, he was Brazil's captain at the 1982 World Championship, lyrical philosophy and physician brazilan, Socrates.

Good enough to score goals without training, and smart enough to pass exams without studying, he became a doctor and a young footballer without much effort.

In 1981, at the time that we Brassil was ruling a military regime, Socrates became the leader of a subversive movement called Democracy Corthian, operating within the club where he played, Corithinas.

So, for Brazil's political system that was then ruled by a strict military dictatorship, the existence of something called theorthias Democracy in one of the most famous clubs was too much for dictatorship.

Although until his 20s was apolitical, the fame of Socratis increased, so did its activism, he was positioned as spokesperson for Brazil's poor.

The celebration of steeply raised goals highlighted his political figure, whether his opposition to the political regime in Brazil.

In 1984, Socrates left Brazil to move to Seria A. Since Serie A was the strongest League in the world, his transition to Fiorentina, where his sloth and smoking were not welcomed by teammates, caused his transfer to be registered as one of the most failed in football history. /Periscope. com/