Ademir Marques de Menezes (born November 8, 1922 Рdied May 11, 1996) was a Brazilian football player, regarded as one of the best centre forwards in the history of the Brazil national team and indeed, of the world game. A fast and powerful striker, with a strong shot in both feet, Ademir began his career as a left winger before moving to the centre, causing havoc in opposing defences with his skill and sublime finishing. His prominent jawbone earned him the nickname Queixada, which means "Jaw". November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This article is about football players. ... First international Argentina 5 - 0 Brazil (Buenos Aires, Argentina; August 20, 1914) Largest win Brazil 10 - 1 Bolivia (Ṣo Paulo, Brazil; 10 April 1949) Worst defeat Uruguay 6 - 0 Brazil (Vi̱a del Mar, Chile; 18 September 1990) World Cup Appearances 18 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1958... In sports, the term winger is the name of a position, including football, rugby union, rugby league and field hockey. ...

He is best known for his exploits in the World Cup 1950 held in his native Brazil. Playing in an outstanding inside-forward trio involving Zizinho and Jair da Rosa he won the Golden Boot as the top scorer in the competition. However, there is some disagreement in the records as to how many goals Ademir scored, with some sources citing 7 and others, including the authoritative RSSSF, 9. Despite this feat, he could not bring victory to Brazil in the decisive match against Uruguay, this defeat is remember today as the Maracanazo. The 1950 Football World Cup was the only World Cup ever held which was not decided by a knockout final (although the last match of the tournament did end up determining the overall winner, and this match, also known as Maracanazo, is usually referred to as if it had been... Thomaz Soares da Silva, also known as Zizinho, (1921-2002) was Pelés idol and played as a striker for Brazils national team. ... The World Cup Golden Boot is the award given to the top goalscorer in the FIFA World Cup. ... The RSSSF logo The rec. ... Maracanazo (Portuguese: Maracanaço) is a term which is used to refer to the famous final group match of the Football World Cup 1950, that took place in Brazil, when the Uruguayan team beat, against all odds, their Brazilian counterpart at the Maracanã stadium (therefore the term Maracanazo). ...

Ademir also enjoyed success in the Copa America. He played in the 1945, 1946, 1949, and 1953 editions of the tournament, scoring 12 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 Pan-American Tournament with Brazil in 1952. In total, Ademir played 39 times for his country, scoring 32 goals (according to RSSSF) between 1945 and 1953. The Copa América is the main national football competition of the CONMEBOL nations. ...

He began his club career with 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 5 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, also known as Sport, is a Brazilian football team in Recife, Pernambuco. ... Vasco da Gama (after the famous Portuguese explorer of the same name) is a Brazilian football team from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898 (although the football department started on November 5, 1915). ... Fluminense Football Club is a sports club in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. ... Campeonato Carioca is the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil football league. ...