Leônidas da Silva
Brazilian footballer and manager
Died when: 90 years 140 days (1084 months)Star Sign: Virgo
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.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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