Niginho
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Leonízio Fantoni | |
| birthday | February 12, 1912 | |
| place of birth | Belo Horizonte , Brazil | |
| date of death | 5th September 1975 | |
| Place of death | Belo Horizonte , Brazil | |
| size | 188 cm | |
| position | striker | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1929-1932 | Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte | |
| 1932-1935 | Lazio Rome | 26 (9) |
| 1935 | Atlético Mineiro | |
| 1935-1936 | Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte | |
| 1936 | Palmeiras São Paulo | |
| 1937-1939 | CR Vasco da Gama | |
| 1939-1947 | Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte | |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1937-1938 | Brazil | 4 (2) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1948-1949 | Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte | |
| 1953-1955 | FC Santos | |
| 1950-1951 | Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte | |
| 1959-1961 | Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte | |
| 1962-1963 | Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Niginho , also Fantoni III , (actually Leonízio Fantoni ; born February 12, 1912 in Belo Horizonte , † September 5, 1975 ) was a Brazilian football player and coach .
family
Nininho came from a family that produced some footballers. In addition to him, his brothers Orlando and Ninão and his cousin Otávio .
career
Niginho, whose career took place in the 1930s and 40s, mostly competed for Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte . He won the Campeonato Mineiro six times with this club . In addition, he reached the state championship in São Paulo with Palmeiras and that of Rio (" Campeonato Carioca ") with Vasco da Gama .
With Brazil's national team he took a. a. participated in the 1938 World Cup in France .
Niginho declared in 1958 that Leonidas had faked his injury before the semi-final game against Italy due to a payment from Benito Mussolini in order not to have to play. Leonidas sued him for defamation and won in court.
successes
- Minas Gerais State Championship (6): 1929, 1930, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945
- São Paulo State Championship (1): 1936
- National Championship of Rio de Janeiro (1): 1939
See also
Web links
- Profile on cbf.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portrait of Cruzeiro on fifa.com ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Niginho |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fantoni, Leonízio (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Belo Horizonte , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th September 1975 |
| Place of death | Belo Horizonte , Brazil |