Ademir de Menezes
Ademir de Menezes was a Brazilian footballer (8 November 1922 – 11 May 1996). De Menezes played as a striker for Sport Recife and Vasco da Gama. De Menezes scored 333 goals in 39 league and international games and won 14 trophies, including 12 league titles.
De Menezes's career stats
| Games | Goals | |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, league games | 0 | 301 |
| Brazil | 39 | 32 |
| Total | 39 | 333 |
Goals per game: 8.54.
De Menezes's trophies and awards
- Trophies with club and country: 14
- League titles: 12
- Trophies with Brazil: 2
- Individual awards: 4
Sport Recife
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 2 (1941, 1942)
Vasco da Gama
- Campeonato Carioca: 5 (1945, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1956)
- South American Championship of Champions: 1 (1948)
- Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Correa Meyer: 1 (1953)
Fluminense
- Campeonato Carioca: 1 (1946)
Rio de Janeiro State Team
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais: 2 (1943, 1944)
Brazil
- South American Championship: 1 (1949)
- Panamerican Championship: 1 (1952)
Individual
- Copa América Best Player: 1 (1949)
- FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 1 (1950)
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1 (1950)
- Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame: 1
Clubs
League games and goals at each club.
- 1939–1942: Sport Recife
- 1942–1945: Vasco da Gama
- 1946–1947: Fluminense
- 1948–1956: Vasco da Gama
- 1957: Sport Recife
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