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Niginho

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Niginho
Niginho (center) in 1936
Personal information
Full name Leonídio Fantoni
Date of birth (1912-02-12)12 February 1912
Place of birth Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil
Date of death 5 September 1975(1975-09-05) (aged 63)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1933 Palestra Itália (MG) 31 (6)
1934–1936 Lazio 50 (42)
1936 Palestra Itália (SP) 6 (6)
1937–1938 Vasco da Gama 18 (25)
1939–1947 Cruzeiro 257 (207)
Total 362 (296)
National team
1937–1938 Brazil 4 (2)
Teams managed
1948–1949 Cruzeiro
1950–1951 Santos
1953–1955 Cruzeiro
1959–1961 Cruzeiro
1962–1963 Cruzeiro
Honours
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1938 France
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Niginho (12 February, 1912 – 5 September, 1975) was a Brazilian football player. He played for the Brazil national team.