Leônidas (footballer, born 1913)
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Leônidas in 1940 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leônidas da Silva | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1913 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 January 2004 (aged 90) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cotia, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1927–1929 | São Cristóvão | |||||||||||||
| 1929–1930 | Syrio e Libanez | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1930 | Syrio e Libanez | 5 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 1931–1932 | Bonsucesso | 39 | (23) | |||||||||||
| 1933 | Peñarol | 16 | (11) | |||||||||||
| 1934 | Vasco da Gama | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1935–1936 | Botafogo | 19 | (8) | |||||||||||
| 1936–1942 | Flamengo | 88 | (89) | |||||||||||
| 1943–1950 | São Paulo | 120 | (93) | |||||||||||
| Total | 291 | (230) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1932–1946 | Brazil | 19 | (21) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Leônidas da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [leˈõnidɐz dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; 6 September 1913 – 24 January 2004) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the most important players of the first half of the 20th century. At the height of his career, Leônidas was very popular amongst the people of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro. Leônidas played for Brazil national team in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups, and was the top scorer of the latter tournament. He was known as the "Black Diamond" and the "Rubber Man" due to his agility.