Ademir de Menezes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Marques and the second or paternal family name is de Menezes.
Ademir de Menezes
Ademir in 1947
Personal information
Full name Ademir Marques de Menezes
Date of birth (1922-11-08)8 November 1922
Place of birth Recife, Brazil
Date of death 11 May 1996(1996-05-11) (aged 73)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Sport Recife
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
International career
1945–1953 Brazil 39 (32)
Managerial career
1967 Vasco da Gama
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1950 Brazil
South American Championship
Winner 1949 Brazil
Runner-up 1945 Chile
Runner-up 1946 Argentina
Runner-up 1953 Peru
Panamerican Championship
Winner 1952 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ademir Marques de Menezes (Portuguese pronunciation: [adeˈmiʁ]; 8 November 1922 – 11 May 1996) was a Brazilian footballer, regarded as one of the best forwards in the country's history.[1] His prominent underbite earned him the nickname Queixada (The Jaw). He was also the top goalscorer of the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

  1. ^ Tim Vickery (26 March 2007). "Tim Vickery column". BBC. Archived from the original on 30 March 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2007.