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Zizinho
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Tomás Soares da Silva, also known as Zizinho, (September 14, 1922 - February 7, 2002) was a Brazilian football player, who played as a striker and a winger for Brazil's national team.
Born at São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, he played for Flamengo, Bangu and São Paulo FC, among others teams. In Flamengo, he won state championships in 1942, 1943 and 1944.
In the 1950 World Cup his playing style delighted the fans, and he helped Brazil to progress to the final, but their surprise 2-1 defeat to Uruguay tarnished his reputation. Zizinho played a total of 53 times for his national team, scoring 30 goals.
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Brazil squad - 1950 FIFA World Cup Runners-up | |
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1 Barbosa | 2 Castilho | 3 Augusto | 4 Ely | 5 Juvenal | 6 Nena | 7 Nílton Santos | 8 Bauer | 9 Bigode | 10 Danilo | 11 Noronha | 12 Rui | 13 Adãozinho | 14 Ademir | 15 Alfredo | 16 Baltazar | 17 Chico | 18 Friaça | 19 Jair | 20 Maneca | 21 Rodrigues | 22 Zizinho | Coach: Costa |
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