Mahatma Gandhi, the Brazilian Footballer - All you need to Know about Brazil's Bapu

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Mahatma Gandhi, the father of India, was one of the most pivotal persons in the independence of India from British colonization in 1947. But what if we tell that Mahatma Gandhi is still alive and playing football in Brazil!

Yes, you'll be in shock at first while reading it, and then may say that the writer has lost it. But the fact is that it is true. Mahatma Gandhi is currently playing football in Brazil and is a professional player in Brazilian domestic football.

Who is Mahatma Gandhi - the Footballer?

Mahatma Gandhi Heberpio Mattos Pires, who is simply known as Mahatma Gandhi or Mahatma, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ipora in the Serie D of Brazilian football. He is currently on loan at Ipora from Atletico Goianiense.

Mahatma Gandhi Heberpio is 31 years old and was born on February 18, 1992 in the city of Goiania.

His parents are based in Goiania and were a massive admirer of Mahatma Gandhi and his visionary path, and decided to name their son Mahatma Gandhi as a tribute. The Brazilian Baapu, as we may refer him, plays as a defender in Brazil.

How India's Mahatma Gandhi is associated with Football?

But if we reminisce the Father of our Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, we will find a thread where football is linked with the revolutionary Indian personnel. He was not just a person who drove India's independence thrust to a new landscape through his non-violent protests, but was an admirer of football too.

According to AIFF, during Gandhi's stay in South Africa from 1893 to 1915, he formed three clubs for the Passive Resisters Football Club. The clubs were situated in the cities of Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg. He was also a driving factor in forming the Transvaal Indian Football Association in 1896.