Niginho

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

Niginho
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Niginho (center) in 1936
Personal information
Full nameLeonídio Fantoni
Date of birth(1912-02-12)12 February 1912
Place of birthBelo Horizonte (MG), Brasil
Date of death5 September 1975(1975-09-05) (aged 63)
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1929–1933Palestra Itália (MG)31(6)
1934–1936Lazio50(42)
1936Palestra Itália (SP)6(6)
1937–1938Vasco da Gama18(25)
1939–1947Cruzeiro257(207)
Total362(296)
National team
1937–1938Brazil4(2)
Teams managed
1948–1949Cruzeiro
1950–1951Santos
1953–1955Cruzeiro
1959–1961Cruzeiro
1962–1963Cruzeiro
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only