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Leônidas

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Also known as Leonidas

Brazilian footballer and commentator

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  • Al público
  • La historia y la política en la ficción argentina
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1930
Syrio e Libanez
1933
Peñarol
1934
Vasco da Gama
Full name
Leônidas da Silva
Date of birth
( 1913-09-06 ) 6 September 1913
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Date of death
24 January 2004 (2004-01-24) (aged 90)
Place of death
Cotia , Brazil
Height
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position
Centre forward
1927 1929
São Cristóvão
1929 1930
Syrio e Libanez
Years
Team
1931 1932
Bonsucesso
1935 1936
Botafogo
1936 1942
Flamengo
1943 1950
São Paulo
1932 1946
Brazil

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
Stuttgart
Position
Centre-Back
Nationality
Switzerland

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Mass
75
Image
Leonidas dasilva.jpg
Height
173
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name in native language
Leônidas da Silva
Commons category
Leônidas da Silva
date of birth
1913-09-06
date of death
2004-01-24
pseudonym
Diamante Negro (diamant negre)<br />Homem-Borracha (home goma)
start of work period
1929-00-00
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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.

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