Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antônio Francisco | ||
Date of birth | November 6, 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Campinas, Brazil | ||
Date of death | October 8, 1997 | (aged 73)||
Place of death | Campinas, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1937–1943 | Campinas | ||
1947–1952 | Portuguesa | ||
1953–1956 | Ponte Preta | ||
1956–1957 | Catanduva | ||
1957–1958 | Ponte Preta | ||
International career | |||
1949 | Brazil | 4 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antônio Francisco, usually known by the nickname Nininho (November 6, 1923 – October 8, 1997), is a former association footballer who played striker. [1] He was born in Campinas, São Paulo state.
He played football for the São Paulo state club Portuguesa, among other clubs. [2]
Nininho scored 115 goals for Portuguesa, and is the club's third all-time goalscorer. [3]
Defending the Brazil national team, he played in the 1949 Copa América, and scored three goals. [4]
Nininho had four caps, all of them in 1949 Copa América, scoring three goals. [1]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Antônio Francisco | ||
Date of birth | November 6, 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Campinas, Brazil | ||
Date of death | October 8, 1997 | (aged 73)||
Place of death | Campinas, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1937–1943 | Campinas | ||
1947–1952 | Portuguesa | ||
1953–1956 | Ponte Preta | ||
1956–1957 | Catanduva | ||
1957–1958 | Ponte Preta | ||
International career | |||
1949 | Brazil | 4 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antônio Francisco, usually known by the nickname Nininho (November 6, 1923 – October 8, 1997), is a former association footballer who played striker. [1] He was born in Campinas, São Paulo state.
He played football for the São Paulo state club Portuguesa, among other clubs. [2]
Nininho scored 115 goals for Portuguesa, and is the club's third all-time goalscorer. [3]
Defending the Brazil national team, he played in the 1949 Copa América, and scored three goals. [4]
Nininho had four caps, all of them in 1949 Copa América, scoring three goals. [1]