Leônidas da Silva (born September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ...September 6, 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...1913 in Sao Paulo and São Paulo (city) redirect here. ...São Paulo, died January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...January For other uses, see number 24. ...24, 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...2004 in São Paulo) was a The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America, and fifth largest in the world. ...Brazilian The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ...footballer.

"He was a rigorously Brazilian player. Had the fantasy, childhoodness, improvisation and the sensuality from the best Brazilian players" Nélson Rodrigues, A playwright is an author of plays for performance in the theater. ...playwright.

Biography

Known as the " Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. ...Black A scattering of round_brilliant cut diamonds shows off the many reflecting facets. ...Diamond" or the " This article is about the material rubber, for other uses see Rubber (disambiguation) Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon polymer which occurs as a milky emulsion (known as latex) in the sap of a number of plants but can also be produced synthetically. ...Rubber This article concerns how a man differs from women. ...Man," Leônidas da Silva started his career at local teams in Ipanema beach A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ...Rio. After scoring twice on his debut for the First International Argentina 3 - 0 Brazil (Buenos Aires, Argentina; August 20, 1914) Largest win Brazil 9 - 0 Colombia (Lima, Peru; 23 March 1957) Worst defeat Argentina 6 - 1 Brazil (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 March 1940) World Cup Appearances 17 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1958, 1962...national team, he joined Peñarol in The Republic Eastern of the Uruguay (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay), is a Spanish speaking country located in southern South America. ...Uruguay in 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...1933. After a year, however, he came back to Brazil to play for 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 dept started on November 5, 1915). ...Vasco da Gama. He helped them win the Championship. After playing in the second The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ...World Cup, in 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...1934, he joined Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas is a Brazilian multimodality sportive association from Rio de Janeiro. ...Botafogo and won another Brazilian Championship in 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...1935. The following year, he joined Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian multimodality sportive association from Rio de Janeiro. ...Flamengo, where he stayed until 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...1942. He also fought prejudice, being one of the first black players to join the then_elitist Flamengo team. In 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...1938, he was the World Cup's top_scorer with 8 goals, including a remarkable four goals against First International Hungary 1 _ 0 Poland (Budapest, Hungary; 18 December 1921) Largest win Poland 9 _ 0 Norway (Szczecin, Poland; 4 September 1963) Worst defeat Denmark 8 _ 0 Poland (Copenhagen, Denmark; 26 June 1948) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1938) Best result Third place, 1974, 1982 European Championship Appearances 0...Poland. This made him the first player ever to score fours goals in a single World Cup match. Interestingly, he beat Poland's Ernst Willimowski to that honour by five minutes. Willimowski was playing in the same game. The manager, Ademar Pimenta, decided to rest his star striker for the semi_final. This would prove to be a mistake, as the First International Italy 6 _ 2 France (Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910) Largest win Italy 9 _ 0 USA (Brentford, England; 2 August 1948) Worst defeat Hungary 7 _ 1 Italy (Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924) World Cup Appearances 15 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1934, 1938, 1982 European Championship Appearances 6...Italians won the game 2_1. He joined São Paulos Mascot São Paulo is a very traditional Brazilian football team from São Paulo, founded on January 25, 1930, and Re_founded on December 16, 1935. ...São Paulo in 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...1942 and stayed at the club until his retirement from playing, in Events January January 5 _ US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 _ The United Kingdom recognizes the Peoples Republic of China. ...1950.

Leônidas da Silva joined São Paulo as manager in 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...1953, before leaving football to become a Radio transmission diagram and electromagnetic waves Radio is a technology that allows the transmission of signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of light. ...radio A reporter is a type of journalist who researches and presents information in certain types of mass media. ...reporter and then the owner of a Furniture is the collective term for the movable objects which support the human body (seating furniture and beds), provide storage, and hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground. ...furniture store in São Paulo.

He is credited with inventing the bicycle kick. However, he himself attributed the invention of this move to another Brazilian player, Petronilho de Brito; he only perfected it.

He died in 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...2004 because of complications due to Alzheimers disease (AD) or senile dementia of Alzheimers type is a neurodegenerative disease which results in a loss of mental functions due to the deterioration of brain tissue. ...Alzheimer's disease, from which he had been suffering since 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...1974. He is buried in the Cemiterio da Paz in São Paulo.