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Gerardo dos Santos , who was also known as Zizinho"Thomaz Soares da Silva, also known as Zizinho, (
September 14 ,1922 -February 7 ,2002 ) was aBrazil ian football player, who played as an Attacking midfielder,striker and a winger for Brazil's national team. He came to international prominence at the 1950 World Cup, where scored two goals. He is noted for his dribbling skills and pace.Born at São Gonçalo,
Rio de Janeiro , he played for Flamengo, Bangu, São Paulo FC,Audax Italiano ofChile among others teams. In Flamengo, he won state championships in 1942, 1943 and 1944.In the 1950 World Cup he helped Brazil to progress to the final, but their surprise 2-1 defeat to Uruguay tarnished his reputation. Zizinho played a total of 53 times for his national team, scoring 30 goals.
Pelé is reported to have said about Zizinho: "He was a complete player. He played in midfield, in attack, he scored goals, he could mark, head and cross."Fact|date=July 2008He came in 4th place in the IFFHS Brazilian Player of the 20th Century.
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* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4354263,00.html Guardian obituary]
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