Ademir Marques de Menezes

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Ademir
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Personal information
Full nameAdemir Marques de Menezes
Date of birth(1922-11-08)8 November 1922
Place of birth Recife, Brazil
Date of death 11 May 1996(1996-05-11) (aged 73)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1939–1942 Sport Recife 75 (98)
1942–1945 Vasco da Gama 90 (115)
1946–1947 Fluminense 29 (19)
1948–1956 Vasco da Gama 240 (230)
1957 Sport Recife
Total434(462)
National team
1945–1953 Brazil 39 (32)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ademir Marques de Menezes (8 November 1922 – 11 May 1996), best known as Ademir (Portuguese pronunciation:  [adeˈmiʁ] ), was a Brazilian footballer, regarded as one of the best centre forwards in the history of the Brazil national team. [1] His prominent underbite earned him the nickname "Queixada", which means "jaw".

Football in Brazil

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International career

He is best known for his exploits in the 1950 World Cup held in his native Brazil. Playing in an outstanding forward trio involving Zizinho and Jair he won the Golden Boot as the top scorer in the competition. He was the scorer of the first competitive goal at the Maracanã stadium [2] There is some disagreement in the records as to how many goals Ademir scored, with some sources citing seven and others, including the authoritative RSSSF, nine. Despite this feat, he could not bring victory to Brazil in the decisive match against Uruguay – a national tragedy which was later dubbed the Maracanazo.

1950 FIFA World Cup 1950 edition of the FIFA World Cup

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Ademir also enjoyed success in the Copa América. He played in the 1945, 1946, 1949, and 1953 editions of the tournament, scoring 13 goals in 18 appearances in the competition, including a tournament-winning hat-trick in the final play-off against Paraguay in 1949. He also won the Panamerican Championship with Brazil in 1952. In total, Ademir played 39 times for his country, scoring 32 goals (according to RSSSF) between 1945 and 1953.

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Paraguay national football team mens national association football team representing Paraguay

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Club career

He began his club career with Sport Recife before moving to Vasco da Gama. He played for Vasco for two spells, 1942–1945 and 1948–56, broken by a spell at Fluminense. In total, Ademir made 429 appearances for Vasco, scoring 301 goals, winning five Rio State League championships (1945, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1956). He won another with Fluminense (1946). He was the league's top scorer in 1949 with 30 goals and again in 1950 with 25 goals. Ademir finally retired from playing in 1956, going on to work as a commentator, coach and businessman.

Sport Club do Recife association football club

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The Campeonato Carioca, officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the annual football championship of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was first held in 1906, and is these days organised by the Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, the state's football federation.

Playing style

A fast and powerful striker, with a strong shot in both feet, [1] Ademir began his career as a left winger before moving to the centre, causing havoc in opposing defences with his skill and sublime finishing. People at the time considered him an unequalled ball juggler who knew every trick in the book. He used to wreak havoc among defences with his quick changes in tempo, fooling his opponents with deceptions carried out almost at lightning speed, his mastering of the ball in all situations and the ability to accelerate rapidly.

Career statistics

International

[3] [4]

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
194597
194665
194727
194800
194957
1950918
195100
195252
195331
Total3947

1950 World Cup statistics

The scores contain links to the article on the 1950 FIFA World Cup and the round in question. When there is a special article on the match in question, the link is in the column for round.

Game no.RoundDateOpponentScoreAdemir’s goalsTimesAdemir’s playing timeVenueReport
1Group 1 24 June 1950 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).png  Mexico 4–0 (1–0) 2Soccerball shade.svg 30'Soccerball shade.svg 79'90 min. Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
2Group 1 28 June 1950 Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 2–2 (2–1) 0 90 min. Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
3Group 1 1 July 1950 Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 2–0 (1–0) 1 Soccerball shade.svg 3' 90 min. Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
4 Final R. 9 July 1950 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7–1 (3–0) 4 Soccerball shade.svg 17'Soccerball shade.svg 37'Soccerball shade.svg 51'Soccerball shade.svg 59' 90 min. Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
5 Final R. 13 July 1950 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 6–1 (3–0) 1 Soccerball shade.svg 57' 90 min. Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
6 Final R. 16 July 1950 Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1–2 (0–0) 0 90 min. Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Honours

Club

Sport Recife
Vasco da Gama

International

Brazil

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 Tim Vickery (26 March 2007). "Tim Vickery column". BBC. Archived from the original on 30 March 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2007.
  2. ↑ "Maracanã, the largest stadium of the world". Sambafoot.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2007.
  3. ↑ "Ademir Marques de Menezes". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  5. ↑ IFFHS' Century Elections
  6. ↑ IFFHS' Century Elections
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