Leônidas
1913 – 2004 · aged 91
Brazilian footballer and commentator
- Born
- 6 Nov 1913 · São Paulo
- Died
- 24 Jan 2004 · Cotia
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 6 Nov 1913BornBorn in São Paulo
- 1929TeamSão Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas
- 1931 – 1932TeamBonsucesso Futebol Clube
- 1932 – 1946TeamBrazil men's national football team
- 1933TeamClub Atlético Peñarol
- 1934Took part1934 FIFA World Cup
- 1934TeamCR Vasco da Gama
- 1935 – 1936TeamBotafogo F.R.
- 1935TeamSport Club Brasil
- 1936 – 1942TeamClube de Regatas do Flamengo
- 1938Took part1938 FIFA World Cup
- 1943 – 1950TeamSão Paulo FC
- 24 Jan 2004DiedDied in Cotia
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1913 – 2004).
- 1914 – 1918World War I
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
- 1917Balfour Declaration
- 1917February Revolution
- 1917October Revolution
- 1917 – 1922Russian Civil War
- 1919 – 1920Paris Peace Conference
- 1920Treaty of Versailles
- 1933 – 1945The Holocaust
- 19361936 Summer Olympics
- 1937 – 1945Second Sino-Japanese War
- 1938Munich Agreement
- 1939 – 1940Winter War
- 1939 – 1945World War II
- 1940 – 1945Auschwitz concentration camp
- 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
- 1941 – 1945Eastern Front
- 1941Operation Barbarossa
- 1942 – 1943Battle of Stalingrad
- 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- 1945 – 1946Nuremberg trials
- 19501950 FIFA World Cup
- 1950 – 1953Korean War
- 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
- 19541954 FIFA World Cup
- 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
- 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
- 1956Suez Crisis
- 19581958 FIFA World Cup
- 1959Antarctic Treaty System
- 19621962 FIFA World Cup
- 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
- 19661966 FIFA World Cup
- 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
- 1968Prague Spring
- 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
- 19721972 Summer Olympics
- 19741974 FIFA World Cup
- 19781978 FIFA World Cup
- 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
Biography
Leônidas da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [leˈõnidɐz dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; 6 September 1913 – 24 January 2004) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the most important players of the first half of the 20th century. At the height of his career, Leônidas was very popular amongst the people of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro. Leônidas played for the Brazil national team in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups, and was the top scorer of the latter tournament. He was known as the "Black Diamond" and the "Rubber Man" due to his agility.
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