Ademir Menezes
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ademir Marques de Menezes | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Recife, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 11 May 1996 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1942 | Sport Recife | ||
| 1942–1945 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 1946–1947 | Fluminense | ||
| 1948–1956 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 1957 | Sport Recife | ||
| National team | |||
| 1945–1953 | Brazil | 39 | (32) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ademir Marques de Menezes (8 November 1922 – 11 May 1996), best known as Ademir (Portuguese pronunciation: [adeˈmiʁ]), was a Brazilian footballer, regarded as one of the best centre forwards in the history of the Brazil national team. His prominent underbite earned him the nickname "Queixada", which means "jaw".
He is best known for his exploits in the 1950 World Cup held in his native Brazil. Playing in an outstanding forward trio involving Zizinho and Jair he won the Golden Boot as the top scorer in the competition. He was the scorer of the first competitive goal at the Maracanã stadium There is some disagreement in the records as to how many goals Ademir scored, with some sources citing seven and others, including the authoritative RSSSF, nine. Despite this feat, he could not bring victory to Brazil in the decisive match against Uruguay – a national tragedy which was later dubbed the Maracanazo.
Ademir also enjoyed success in the Copa América. He played in the 1945, 1946, 1949, and 1953 editions of the tournament, scoring 13 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 Panamerican Championship with Brazil in 1952. In total, Ademir played 39 times for his country, scoring 32 goals (according to RSSSF) between 1945 and 1953.
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