Nininho

Nininho

Personal information
Full name	Antônio Francisco
Date of birth	November 6, 1923(1923-11-06)
Place of birth	Campinas, Brazil
Date of death	October 8, 1997(1997-10-08) (aged 73)
Place of death	Campinas, Brazil
Playing position	striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1937–1943	Campinas
1947–1952	Portuguesa
1953–1956	Ponte Preta
1956–1957	Catanduva
1957–1958	Ponte Preta
National team
1949	Brazil	4	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Antônio Francisco, usually known by the nickname Nininho (November 6, 1923 – October 8, 1997), is a former association footballer who played striker.^[1] He was born in Campinas, São Paulo state.

He played football for the São Paulo state club Portuguesa, among other clubs.^[2]

Portuguesa

Nininho scored 115 goals for Portuguesa, and is the club's third all-time goalscorer.^[3]

Brazil national football team

Defending the Brazilian national team, he played in the 1949 Copa América, and scored three goals.^[4]

Nininho had four caps, all of them in 1949 Copa América, scoring three goals.^[1]

Honors

• Copa América: 1949

References

1. ^ ^{a b} NAPOLEÃO, Antônio Carlos, ASSAF, Roberto. Seleção Brasileira – 90 anos – 1914–2004 – Rio de Janeiro: Editora Mauad, 2004.
2. ^ "Nininho". Sambafoot. June 6, 2007. http://en.sambafoot.com/players/1993_Nininho.html. Retrieved July 29, 2009. 
3. ^ Leandro Amaral é apresentado na Portuguesa – Terra (May 2, 2005) (retrieved on August 24, 2006)
4. ^ 1949 Copa América at RSSSF

External links

• Biography at Conteúdo Desportivo

Persondata
Name	Nininho
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	November 6, 1923
Place of birth	Campinas, Brazil
Date of death	October 8, 1997
Place of death	Campinas, Brazil