Leônidas da Selva
association football player
- January 3, 1927 · Biguaçu
- April 23, 1985 · Matinhos
- 58 years
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Leônidas da Selva, 58, Brazilian footballer.
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Full Biography
|Manoel Pereira (3 January 1927 – 23 April 1985), mostly known by the nickname Leônidas da Selva, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Nickname origin
Manoel earned the nickname "Leônidas da Selva" from journalist Sandro Moreira, a joke on the player's physical resemblance to Leônidas da Silva, but having a totally ferocious style of play on the field (in Portuguese, "Selva" means jungle).
Career
Started his career in Santa Catarina, played for Flamengo de Estreito and Lauro Müller. After, played for Palestra Itália de Curitiba and Avaí FC. In 1952, arrived at America, a club with which he had national recognition which earned him six call ups for the Brazil national team in 1956.
He scored an unusual goal on an America trip to Turkey, where he scored with his heel, supporting his body weight on his hands.
Honours
America
- Campeonato Carioca runner-up: 1955
Brazil
- Taça Oswaldo Cruz: 1956
- Taça do Atlântico: 1956
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