Zizinho
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Thomaz Soares da Silva, also known as Zizinho (; 14 September 1921 – 8 February 2002), was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for the Brazil national football team. He came to international prominence at the 1950 World Cup, where he scored two goals. He was lauded as a complete player, with an array of offensive skills such as his dribbling, passing, and shooting ability with both feet, as well as his accuracy from dead ball situations and extraordinary vision. He was Pelé's idol, and is often considered one of the best Brazilian men's footballers of the pre-Pel
Key facts
- Football biography.name
- Zizinho
- Football biography.image
- Zizinho,_Fundo_Correio_da_Manhã_-_2.tif
- Football biography.caption
- Zizinho in 1951
- Football biography.fullname
- Thomaz Soares da Silva
- Football biography.birth_place
- São Gonçalo, Brazil
- Football biography.death_place
- Niterói, Brazil
- Football biography.height
- 1.69 m
- Football biography.position
- Attacking midfielder
- Football biography.years1
- 1939–1950
- Football biography.clubs1
- Flamengo
- Football biography.caps1
- 172
- Football biography.goals1
- 88
- Football biography.years2
- 1950–1957
- Football biography.clubs2
- Bangu
- Football biography.caps2
- 147
- Football biography.goals2
- 65
- Football biography.years3
- 1957–1960
- Football biography.clubs3
- São Paulo
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Encyclopedic overview
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Thomaz Soares da Silva, also known as Zizinho (; 14 September 1921 – 8 February 2002), was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for the Brazil national football team. He came to international prominence at the 1950 World Cup, where he scored two goals. He was lauded as a complete player, with an array of offensive skills such as his dribbling, passing, and shooting ability with both feet, as well as his accuracy from dead ball situations and extraordinary vision. He was Pelé's idol, and is often considered one of the best Brazilian men's footballers of the pre-Pelé era.
==Career== Born at Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, he played for Flamengo, Bangu, São Paulo FC, Audax Italiano of Chile among others teams. He is considered the first idol of Flamengo, club that he defended - winning the state championships in 1942, 1943 and 1944 - until he was transferred just before the start of 1950 World Cup to Bangu. In São Paulo he won the state championship in 1957 being extremely important and becoming an idol.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zizinho” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.