All-time Brasileirão defenders face-off

The greatest defenders in Brasileirão history, by their honors. Set two sides of all-time Brasileirão defenders against each other and decide who takes each row, or call it even.

Drag pictures onto both sides of a row to make a matchup
0–00 even
100 not in a matchup · drag one onto either side of a row (up to 4 a side)
Nílton Santos
DF · BOT
Carlos Alberto Torres
DF · FLU
Edmílson
DF · SAO
Branco
DF · FLU
Hilderaldo Bellini
DF · SAO
Juliano Belletti
DF · SAO
Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus
DF · SAO
Márcio Roberto dos Santos
DF · SAO
Carlos Gamarra
DF · INT
Wilson da Silva Piazza
DF · CRU
Mauro Ramos
DF · SAO
Everaldo
DF · GRE
RRRicardo Rocha
DF · SAO
Ulises Cruz
DF · CRU
Juan
DF · FLA
Marco Antônio
DF · FLU
JBJosé Oscar Bernardi
DF · SAO
Nílton de Sordi
DF · SAO
Daniel Alves
DF · SAO
Altair
DF · FLU
NKNélson Luís Kerchner
DF · SAO
Ricardo Gomes
DF · FLU
Andrés D'Alessandro
MF/DF · INT
JSJoão Carlos dos Santos
DF · CRU
ÂPÂnderson Polga
DF · GRE
Mário Fernandes
DF · GRE
Domingos da Guia
DF · FLA
Felipe Baloy
DF · GRE
Elías Figueroa
DF · INT
Fernando Meira
DF · VIT
Adilson Batista
DF · CRU
Henrique
DF · CFC
Fábio Santos
DF · SAO
LUILuizinho
DF · CAM
Rildo da Costa Menezes
DF · BOT
Nelinho
DF · CRU
Marcelo Gonçalves Costa Lopes
DF · BOT
Mauro Galvão
DF · INT
Frickson Erazo
DF · CAM
Josimar
DF · BOT
PFPablo Forlán
DF · SAO
GSGonzalo Sorondo
DF · INT
Renan Lodi
DF · CAP
Darío Pereyra
DF · SAO
JFJosé Leandro Ferreira
DF · FLA
Rui Campos
DF · SAO
Djalma Santos
DF · CAP
Lucas Mendes
DF · CFC
Jair Marinho
DF · FLU
Oreco
DF · INT
Bruno Cortez
DF · SAO
ATAlexandre Torres
DF · FLU
Atilio Ancheta
DF · GRE
Edevaldo de Freitas
DF · FLU
Bigode
DF · FLU
JFJurandir de Freitas
DF · SAO
ASAntônio Dias dos Santos
DF · FLU
Hugo de León
DF · GRE
Réver Humberto Alves Araújo
DF · INT
AMAndré Luiz Moreira
DF · SAO
AAAloísio Pires Alves
DF · INT
José de Anchieta Fontana
DF · CRU
ASAlex Silva
DF · SAO
LWLuiz Carlos Winck
DF · INT
Marcos Rocha
DF · CAM
Arthur Machado
DF · FLU
Caçapa
DF · CAM
Roberto Perfumo
DF · CRU
Zózimo
DF · FLA
Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa
DF · INT
ACAndré Cruz
DF · FLA
ZCZé Carlos
FW/DF · SAO
Argel Fuchs
DF · INT
Ayrton Lucas
DF · FLA
Luis Manuel Orejuela
DF · CRU
Dimas Teixeira
DF · VIT
Richarlyson
DF · SAO
Henrique Sereno
DF · VIT
Antônio Carlos Zago
DF · SAO
CRCatalino Rivarola
DF · GRE
Roberto Dias
DF · SAO
JMJorge Manicera
DF · FLA
Juanfran Torres
DF · SAO
Fabiano Eller
DF · INT
Frederico Rodrigues de Oliveira
DF · FLA
Luiz Luz
DF · GRE
PBPaulo César Batista
DF · CRU
GPGeraldo Dutra Pereira
DF · CRU
Alexandre Lopes
DF · FLU
Paulinho de Almeida
DF · INT
CPCésar Prates
DF · BOT
DDDjalma Dias
DF · BOT
Danilo
DF · FLA
Paulo César Arruda Parente
DF · FLU
Clemente Rodríguez
DF · SAO
PCPaulo Roberto Curtis Costa
DF · BOT
HCHéctor Carlos Cincunegui
DF · CAM
CPCarlos Alberto Pintinho
MF/DF · FLU
José Hurtado
DF · BRA
ANAriel Nogueira
DF · BOT

Top all-time Brasileirão defenders — November 2026

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How a face-off works

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The greatest defenders in Brasileirão history, by their honors.

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