Ademir de Menezes

Also known as Ademir Marques de Menezes

Brazilian footballer (1922–1996)

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1957: Sport Recife
1967: Vasco da Gama
Full name: Ademir 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 in)
Position: Striker
Years: Team
1939 1942: Sport Recife
1942 1945: Vasco da Gama
1946 1947: Fluminense
1948 1956: Vasco da Gama
1945 1953: Brazil

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Instance of: human
Family name: Menezes
Gender: male
Citizenship: Brazil
Place of birth: Recife
Place of death: Rio de Janeiro
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: Portuguese
Participant in: 1953 South American Championship
Sport: association football
Member of team: Brazil men's national football team
Position played: forward
Country for sport: Brazil
Image: Ademir Marques de Menezes.png
Height: 176

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date of birth: 1922-11-08
date of death: 1996-05-11
end of work period: 1957-00-00
start of work period: 1939-00-00
Commons category: Ademir de Menezes
name in native language: Ademir de Menezes

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Ademir Marques de Menezes ( Portuguese pronunciation: [adeˈmiʁ]; 8 November 1922 – 11 May 1996) was a Brazilian footballer, regarded as one of the best forwards in the country's history. His prominent underbite earned him the nickname Queixada (The Jaw). He was also the top goalscorer of the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

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