Antônio Francisco, usually known by the nickname Nininho (November 6, 1923 – October 8, 1997), was an association footballer who played as
striker.
[NAPOLEÃO, Antônio Carlos, ASSAF, Roberto. ''Seleção Brasileira – 90 anos – 1914–2004'' – Rio de Janeiro: Editora Mauad, 2004.] He was born in
Campinas
Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in São Paulo (state), São Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region. According to the 2020 estimate, the city's popul ...
, São Paulo state.
He played football for the São Paulo state club
Portuguesa, among other clubs.
Portuguesa
Nininho scored 115 goals for Portuguesa, and is the club's third all-time goalscorer.
Brazil national football team
Defending the
Brazil national team, he played in the
1949 Copa América, and scored three goals.
1949 Copa América at RSSSF
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Nininho had four caps, all of them in 1949 Copa América, scoring three goals.
Honors
*Copa América
The CONMEBOL Copa América (; known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship), often simply called the Copa America, is the top men's quadrennial association football, football tournament contested among list of men's national ass ...
: 1949
References
External links
Biography at Conteúdo Desportivo
1923 births
1997 deaths
Footballers from Campinas
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazil men's international footballers
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
São Paulo state football team players
Copa América–winning players
Men's association football forwards
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
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