Niginho

Also known as Leonízio Fantoni

Leonídio Fantoni, best known as Niginho or Fantoni III (born in Belo Horizonte, 12 February 1912 – died 5 September 1975) was a professional association footballer who played as a forward.

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Football biography.name: Niginho
Football biography.image: File:Ninão,niginho,bengala.jpg
Football biography.caption: Niginho (center) in 1936
Football biography.fullname: Leonídio Fantoni
Football biography.birth_place: Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil
Football biography.position: Forward
Football biography.years1: 1929–1933
Football biography.clubs1: Palestra Itália (MG)
Football biography.caps1: 31
Football biography.goals1: 6
Football biography.years2: 1934–1936
Football biography.clubs2: Lazio
Football biography.caps2: 50
Football biography.goals2: 42
Football biography.years3: 1936
Football biography.clubs3: Palestra Itália (SP)
Football biography.caps3: 6
Football biography.goals3: 6

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Mass: 82
Image: Ninão,niginho,bengala.jpg
Height: 188

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date of birth: 1912-02-12
date of death: 1975-09-05

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Leonídio Fantoni, best known as Niginho or Fantoni III (born in Belo Horizonte, 12 February 1912 – died 5 September 1975) was a professional association footballer who played as a forward.

==Biography== His Italian-origins family was a supporter of Cruzeiro, than known as "Palestra Itália". Fantoni started his career in that club, playing with his brother João Fantoni (Ninão) and their cousin Otávio Fantoni (Nininho). In 1931, they were sold to Lazio, where they would be known by their surnames, like a dynasty: Ninão was Fantoni I, Nininho was Fantoni II and him, Fantoni III. They played with another Italian-Brazilian player, Anfilogino Guarisi, in a Lazio squad known as "Brasilazio". Before moving to Italy, Niginho conquested the Minas Gerais State Championship in 1928, 1929 and 1930.