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18 / Brazil · 1945–1953
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18 / Brazil · 1945–1953Ademir de Menezes
Caps · Brazil
39
Goals · Brazil
32
Life
1922–1996
Clubs
Sport Club do Recife, CR Vasco da Gama, Fluminense
#18
Editorial rank of 33 for Brazil
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
Queixada, the jaw, put four past Sweden at the Maracanã on 9 July 1950 in a 7-1 that came seven days before Uruguay silenced the same ground. He finished the tournament as its top scorer with a runners-up medal, won the 1949 South American Championship with a hat-trick in the playoff against Paraguay, and at Vasco da Gama collected the 1948 South American club title and five Carioca championships. Career record: 39 caps and 32 goals for Brazil; club career at Sport Club do Recife, CR Vasco da Gama, Fluminense.
Career record
| 1939–1942 | Sport Club do Recife |
| 1942–1945 | CR Vasco da Gama |
| 1946–1947 | Fluminense |
| 1948–1956 | CR Vasco da Gama |
| 1957–1957 | Sport Club do Recife |
| Brazil | 39 caps, 32 goals |
Sources
- Senior international years checked 4 October 2026
- Caps · Brazil checked 4 October 2026
- Goals · Brazil checked 4 October 2026
Shared the era
Brazil legends whose careers overlapped Menezes's
Around Menezes in the almanac
One rank above: Roberto Carlos at #17.
One rank below: Carlos Alberto Torres at #19.
Brazil's editorial top five: Pelé · Garrincha · Ronaldinho · Ronaldo Nazário · Romário.