Niginho

Niginho (12 February, 1912 – 5 September, 1975) was a Brazilian football player. He played for the Brazil national team.

Niginho

Niginho (center) in 1936
Personal information
Full name	Leonídio Fantoni
Date of birth	(1912-02-12)12 February 1912
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil
Date of death	5 September 1975(1975-09-05) (aged 63)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1929–1933	Palestra Itália (MG)	31	(6)
1934–1936	Lazio	50	(42)
1936	Palestra Itália (SP)	6	(6)
1937–1938	Vasco da Gama	18	(25)
1939–1947	Cruzeiro	257	(207)
Total		362	(296)
National team
1937–1938	Brazil	4	(2)
Teams managed
1948–1949	Cruzeiro
1950–1951	Santos
1953–1955	Cruzeiro
1959–1961	Cruzeiro
1962–1963	Cruzeiro
Honours Representing Brazil FIFA World Cup 1938 France
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only