Zizinho

Thomaz Soares da Silva, also known as Zizinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ziˈzĩɲu]; 14 September 1921 8 February 2002), was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for the Brazil national football team. He came to international prominence at the 1950 World Cup, where he scored two goals. He was lauded as a complete player, with an array of offensive skills such as his dribbling, passing, and shooting ability with both feet, as well as his accuracy from dead ball situations and extraordinary vision. He was Pelé's idol, and is often considered one of the best Brazilian men's footballers of the pre-Pelé era.

Zizinho
Zizinho in 1951
Personal information
Full name Thomaz Soares da Silva
Date of birth (1921-09-14)14 September 1921
Place of birth São Gonçalo, Brazil
Date of death 8 February 2002(2002-02-08) (aged 80)
Place of death Niterói, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1950 Flamengo 172 (88)
1950–1957 Bangu 147 (65)
1957–1960 São Paulo 35 (19)
1959 → São Bento de Marília (loan) 9 (2)
1960 Uberaba Sport Club 10 (1)
1961 Audax Italiano 16 (3)
Total 389 (178)
International career
1942–1957 Brazil 53 (30)
Managerial career
1960 Bangu
1965–1966 Bangu
1967 Vasco da Gama
1972 Vasco da Gama
1980 Bangu
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1950 Brazil
South American Championship
Winner1949 Brazil
Runner-up1945 Chile
Runner-up1946 Argentina
Runner-up1953 Peru
Runner-up1957 Peru
1942 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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