# Leônidas

> The Brazilian forward who lit up the 1938 World Cup as top scorer and earned the nickname "Rubber Man" for contortions that seemed to defy joints and ligaments.

*Brazilian footballer and commentator*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/leonidas

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Football / Soccer Player ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857))
- **Category:** Footballers
- **Country:** Brazil
- **Born:** 1913-11-06
- **Died:** 2004-01-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Leônidas da Silva was born on 6 September 1913 and rose to become one of the first half of the 20th century's most important footballers. He represented Brazil at the 1934 and 1938 World Cups, finishing the latter as the tournament's leading goalscorer. His agility on the pitch earned him two nicknames: "Black Diamond" and "Rubber Man". At his peak, he commanded immense popularity in Brazil and Rio de Janeiro, a forward whose movement seemed to bend physics. He died on 24 January 2004.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 24.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0196268/ (@nm0196268)

## Sources
- [Leônidas da Silva](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_da_Silva)
- [Leônidas da Silva](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_da_Silva)
- [Leônidas](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas)
- [Да Силва, Леонидас](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B2%D0%B0%2C_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%81)
- [レオニダス・ダ・シルバ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AA%E3%83%8B%E3%83%80%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90)
- [李安尼達斯](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E5%AE%89%E5%B0%BC%E9%81%94%E6%96%AF)
- [Леонидас да Силва](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%81_%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B2%D0%B0)
- [লিওনিদাস](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8)
- [Leônidas da Silva](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_da_Silva)
- [Leônidas da Silva](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_da_Silva)
- [Leônidas da Silva](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_da_Silva)
- [Leônidas da Silva](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_da_Silva)
- [Leônidas da Silva](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_da_Silva)
- [Λεονίντας ντα Σίλβα](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CE%B5%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%82_%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1_%CE%A3%CE%AF%CE%BB%CE%B2%CE%B1)
- [Leônidas (footballer, born 1913)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_(footballer%2C_born_1913))
- [Leônidas da Silva](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_da_Silva)
- [Leônidas da Silva](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_da_Silva)
- [لئونیداس دا سیلوا](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%A6%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%AF%D8%A7_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7)
- [Leônidas](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas)
- [Leônidas](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas)
- [Leônidas da Silva](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_da_Silva)
- [לאונידאס דה סילבה](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%93%D7%90%D7%A1_%D7%93%D7%94_%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%94)
- [Leônidas da Silva](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_da_Silva)
- [Լեոնիդաս դա Սիլվա](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BC%D5%A5%D5%B8%D5%B6%D5%AB%D5%A4%D5%A1%D5%BD_%D5%A4%D5%A1_%D5%8D%D5%AB%D5%AC%D5%BE%D5%A1)
- [Leônidas da Silva](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_da_Silva)
- [Leônidas](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas)
- [Wikiquote](https://pt.wikiquote.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_da_Silva)
- [Leônidas da Silva](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1181196)
- [Leônidas da Silva](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_da_Silva)
- [ليونيداس دا سيلفا](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%AF%D8%A7_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7)

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