Domingos da Guia

Defenders in the 1930s cleared the ball; he dribbled out of his own penalty area instead, often enough that Brazil coined a word for it, the domingada, later used for his mistakes too. Third at the 1938 World Cup and in its all-star team, best player of the 1945 South American Championship, and a title winner in three countries: Uruguay with Nacional in 1933, Argentina with Boca Juniors in 1935, Brazil with Vasco and Flamengo. Career record: 30 caps and 0 goals for Brazil; club career at Bangu Atlético Clube, Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, S.C. Corinthians Paulista.