The PAST MASTERS #2
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Le�nidas da Silva
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Le�nidas da Silva the "Black Diamond"
(born in Rio de Janeiro, 6/9/1913)
Position: Central Atack
How Le�nidas da Silva played:
Speed,excelent Technic, great dribbling and fantastic elasticion (He was called the "Rubber Man") and invented one of the most beautiful plays in Football, the bycicle kick.
Clubs: S�o Crist�v�o, Bonsucesso, Vasco, Pen�rol (Uruguay), Botafogo, Flamengo and S�o Paulo.
T�tulos: Carioca Champion: 1934 (Vasco), 1935 (Botafogo) and 1939 (Flamengo); Paulista Champion: 1943, 1945, 1946, 1948 e 1949 (S�o Paulo); Copa Rocca: 1945 (Brazilian National Football Team)
Games for the Brazilian Football Team:
26 (19 oficials), scoring 25 goals.
World Cups: 1934 and 1938 (Leading Scorer)
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Rivelino
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Rivelino the "Atomic Kick"
(born in S�o Paulo, 1/1 (New Year's day! :-)/1946)
How Rivelino played: VERY POWERFUL LEFT FOOT SHOT, With a lot of Technic, Fantastic free kicks, passes and shots.
Position: Midfielder
Clubs: Cor�nthians, Fluminense and El Helal (Saudi Arabia)
T�tulos: Carioca Champion: 1975 and 1976 (Fluminense); Champion of Indenpence of Brasil Tourney: 1972; Campe�o do Biccentenial Tourney of USA indenpendence: 1976 (Brazilian Football National Team)
Games for the Brazilian National Football Team: 122 (94 oficials), scoring 43 gols
World Cups: 1970 (Champion) 1974 and 1978
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Tost�o
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Name: Eduardo Gon�alves de Andrade
Clubs: Cruzeiro e Vasco.
T�tulos: Mineiro Champion: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 e 1969; (Brasil Cup): 1966 (Cruzeiro); Indenpendence Tourney : 1972; World Cup: 1970 (Brazilian National Team)
Matches for Brazil: 65 (55 oficial) and scored 36 goals
(Tostao was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, January 25 1947)
How Tostao played:Tostao was called the "Mineirinho of Gold" (Mineirinho or Mineiro means a person in Brazil from Minas Gerais)
He was the best player in the history of the Cruzeiro Club. He played mostly left midfield or Center midfield. His career ended shortly after a game when he was hit with the ball in his left eye and the doctors said if you get hit there again you migh become blind, so Tostao retired.
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