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Niginho
Niginho (center) in 1936
Personal information
Full name
Leonídio Fantoni
Date of birth
(1912-02-12)12 February 1912
Place of birth
Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil
Date of death
5 September 1975(1975-09-05) (aged 63)
Position(s)
Forward
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1929–1933
Palestra Itália (MG)
31
(6)
1934–1936
Lazio
50
(42)
1936
Palestra Itália (SP)
6
(6)
1937–1938
Vasco da Gama
18
(25)
1939–1947
Cruzeiro
257
(207)
Total
362
(296)
International career
1937–1938
Brazil
4
(2)
Managerial career
1948–1949
Cruzeiro
1950–1951
Santos
1953–1955
Cruzeiro
1959–1961
Cruzeiro
1962–1963
Cruzeiro
Medal record
Representing Brazil
FIFA World Cup
1938 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Leonídio Fantoni, best known as Niginho or Fantoni III (born in Belo Horizonte, 12 February 1912 – died 5 September 1975) was a professional association footballer who played as a forward.
Leonídio Fantoni, best known as Niginho or Fantoni III (born in Belo Horizonte, 12 February 1912 – died 5 September 1975) was a professional association...
coach: Károly Dietz and Alfréd Schaffer Head coach: Adhemar Pimenta Note: Niginho was not allowed to play the semi-final against Italy as he defected the...
Juan Píriz 2 goals Vicente de la Mata Enrique García Alejandro Scopelli Niginho Roberto Aurelio González Amadeo Ortega Teodoro Fernández Jorge Alcalde...
of the Fantoni brothers, Orlando followed in the footsteps of Ninão and Niginho by playing for Palestra Itália (currently Cruzeiro) from 1932 to 1942....
1937 Fluminense (11) Flamengo by LFRJ, Liga de Futebol do Rio de Janeiro Niginho Vasco 25 1937 São Cristóvão (2) Madureira by FMD, Federação Metropolitana...
Estadio Alvear y Tagle, Buenos Aires Peru 3–2 Roberto 7' Afonsinho 30' Niginho 57' 3 January 1937 Final round Estadio Alvear y Tagle, Buenos Aires Chile...
Currently at Shakhtar Donetsk Maxwell – Currently at PSG Michel Müller Nelinho Niginho Perfumo Pablo Forlán Palhinha(1970s player) Palhinha (1990s player) Raul...
with other Italian-Brazilians, the Fantoni family: Ninão, Nininho and Niginho, also known there by their surnames, like a dynasty: Fantoni I, Fantoni...
Italy 1950 1950 Artigas Brazil 1950 1950 Luiz Comitante Brazil 1950 1950 Niginho Brazil 1950 1951 Antoninho Brazil 1951 1951 Artigas Brazil 1951 1951...
which went on to finish the season third under coach Leonízio Fantoni "Niginho", who previously led the club to a title hat-trick between 1959 and 1961...
Fluminense Matches played 132 Goals scored 654 (4.95 per match) Top goalscorer Niginho (Vasco da Gama) – 25 goals Biggest home win São Cristóvão 7-0 Olaria (November...
American Championship January 19, 1937 Uruguay W 3-2 Bahia, Carvalho Leite, Niginho South American Championship January 30, 1937 Argentina L 0-1 - South American...
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