en Nininho (footballer, born 1923)

Nininho
Personal information
Full name	Antônio Francisco
Date of birth	November 6, 1923
Place of birth	Campinas, Brazil
Date of death	October 8, 1997 (aged 73)
Place of death	Campinas, Brazil
Position(s)	striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1937–1943	Campinas
1947–1952	Portuguesa
1953–1956	Ponte Preta
1956–1957	Catanduva
1957–1958	Ponte Preta
International career
1949	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antônio Francisco, usually known by the nickname Nininho (November 6, 1923 – October 8, 1997), was an association footballer who played as 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 Brazil 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

^ ^a ^b NAPOLEÃO, Antônio Carlos, ASSAF, Roberto. Seleção Brasileira – 90 anos – 1914–2004 – Rio de Janeiro: Editora Mauad, 2004.
^ "Nininho". Sambafoot. June 6, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
^ Leandro Amaral é apresentado na Portuguesa – Terra (May 2, 2005) (retrieved on August 24, 2006)
^ 1949 Copa América at RSSSF