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Leônidas da Silva(1913-2004)

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Leônidas da Silva was born on 6 September 1913 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Suzana e o Presidente (1950), Copa Roca: Primeiro Jogo (1939) and Copa Roca: Segundo Jogo (1939). He died on 24 January 2004 in Cotia, São Paulo, Brazil.
BornSeptember 6, 1913
DiedJanuary 24, 2004(90)
BornSeptember 6, 1913
DiedJanuary 24, 2004(90)
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Suzana e o Presidente (1950)
Suzana e o Presidente
7.7
  • Actor
  • 1950
Copa Roca: Primeiro Jogo
Short
  • Self
  • 1939
Copa Roca: Segundo Jogo
Short
  • Self
  • 1939

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  • Suzana e o Presidente (1950)
    Suzana e o Presidente
    7.7
    • 1950

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  • Born
    • September 6, 1913
    • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Died
    • January 24, 2004
    • Cotia, São Paulo, Brazil(complications from Alzheimer's disease)

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    Credited with inventing the bicycle kick which which requires the player to flip over to kick the ball from an upside down position. It made him a soccer superstar in Brazil
  • Nicknames
    • Homem-Borracha
    • Diamante Negro

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