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{{short description|Brazilian footballer (1922-1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Portuguese name|Marques|de Menezes}} 
{{Weasel|date=March 2009}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ademir de Menezes
| image = Ademir de Menezes.jpg
| caption = Ademir in 1947
| fullname = Ademir Marques de Menezes
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1922|11|8}}
| birth_place = [[Recife]], Brazil
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1996|5|11|1922|11|8}}
| death_place = [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
| height = 1.76 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Sport Club do Recife|Sport Recife]]
| years1 = 1939–1942
| clubs1 = [[Sport Club do Recife|Sport Recife]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 1942–1945
| clubs2 = [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]
| caps2 = 
| goals2 = 
| years3 = 1946–1947
| clubs3 = [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]]
| caps3 = 
| goals3 = 
| years4 = 1948–1956
| clubs4 = [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]
| caps4 = 
| goals4 = 
| years5 = 1957
| clubs5 = [[Sport Club do Recife|Sport Recife]]
| caps5 = 
| goals5 = 
| totalcaps = 
| totalgoals = 
| nationalyears1 = 1945–1953
| nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalcaps1 = 39
| nationalgoals1 = 32
| manageryears1 = 1967
| managerclubs1 = [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|BRA|1889}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950 Brazil]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Copa América|South American Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1949 South American Championship|1949 Brazil]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1945 South American Championship|1945 Chile]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1946 South American Championship|1946 Argentina]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1953 South American Championship|1953 Peru]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Panamerican Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1952 Panamerican Championship|1952 Chile]]|}}
}}
'''Ademir Marques de Menezes''' ({{IPA|pt|adeˈmiʁ}}; 8 November 1922 – 11 May 1996) was a Brazilian [[Association football|footballer]], regarded as one of the best [[Forward (association football)|forward]]s in the country's history.<ref name="vickery">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6494653.stm|author=Tim Vickery|title=Tim Vickery column|publisher=BBC |access-date=26 March 2007 | date=26 March 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070330120225/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6494653.stm| archive-date= 30 March 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> His prominent [[underbite]] earned him the nickname '''{{lang|pt|Queixada}}''' (The Jaw). He was also the top goalscorer of the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]].

==Club career==
Ademir began his club career with [[Sport Club do Recife|Sport Recife]] before moving to [[Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]. He played for Vasco for two spells, 1942–1945 and 1948–56, broken by a spell at [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]]. In total, Ademir won two [[Campeonato Pernambucano|Pernambuco State League Championships]] (1941, 1942) and five [[Campeonato Carioca|Rio State League championships]] (1945, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1956). He won another with Fluminense (1946). He was the league's top scorer in 1949 with 30 goals and again in 1950 with 25 goals. Ademir finally retired from playing in 1956, going on to work as a commentator, coach and businessman.

==International career==
Ademir is best known for his exploits in the [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950 World Cup]] held in his native Brazil. Playing in an outstanding forward trio involving [[Zizinho]] and [[Jair da Rosa Pinto|Jair]] he won the [[World Cup Golden Boot|Golden Boot]] as the top scorer in the competition with 9 goals, and he also helped the team with 6 assists in the tournament. He was the scorer of the first competitive goal at the [[Estádio do Maracanã|Maracanã stadium]].<ref name="sambafoot">{{cite web|url=http://www.sambafoot.com/en/articles/30_Maracana_the_largest_stadium_of_the_world_page_1.html|title=Maracanã, the largest stadium of the world|date=28 November 2005 |publisher=Sambafoot.com|access-date=23 March 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070321055227/http://www.sambafoot.com/en/articles/30_Maracana_the_largest_stadium_of_the_world_page_1.html| archive-date= 21 March 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> Despite this feat, he could not bring victory to Brazil in the decisive match against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] – a national tragedy which was later dubbed the [[Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)|Maracanazo]].

Ademir also enjoyed success in the [[Copa América]]. He played in the 1945, 1946, 1949, and 1953 editions of the tournament, with 13 goals and 3 assists in 18 appearances in the competition, including a tournament-winning hat-trick in the final play-off against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] in 1949. He also won the [[Panamerican Championship]] with Brazil in [[Panamerican Championship 1952|1952]] scoring two goals on the title match against Chile. In total, Ademir played 39 times for his country, scoring 32 goals (according to RSSSF) between 1945 and 1953.

==Style of play==
A fast and powerful striker, with a strong shot in both feet,<ref name="vickery" /> Ademir began his career as a left [[Winger (sport)|winger]] before moving to the centre, causing havoc in opposing defences with his skill and sublime finishing. People at the time considered him an unequalled ball juggler who knew every trick in the book. He used to wreak havoc among defences with his quick changes in tempo, fooling his opponents with deceptions carried out almost at lightning speed, his mastering of the ball in all situations and the ability to accelerate rapidly.

==Career statistics==
===International===
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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ademir-intlg.html |title=Ademir Marques de Menezes - Goals in International Matches |access-date=11 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208212212/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ademir-intlg.html |archive-date=8 February 2011  }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
|1945||9||7
|-
|1946||6||1
|-
|1947||2||0
|-
|1948||0||0
|-
|1949||5||7
|-
|1950||9||14
|-
|1951||0||0
|-
|1952||5||2
|-
|1953||3||1
|-
!Total||39|| 32
|}

==International goals==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 28 January 1945 || rowspan=5| [[Santiago]], [[Chile]] || {{fb|BOL}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–0 || rowspan=5| [[1945 South American Championship]]
|-
| 2. || 15 February 1945 || {{fb|ARG}} || align=center|'''1'''–2 || align=center| 1–3
|-
| 3. ||  rowspan=3| 21 February 1945 || rowspan=3| {{fb|ECU}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=3 align=center| 9–2
|-
| 4. || align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 5. || align=center|'''9'''–2
|-
| 6. || rowspan=2| 20 December 1945 || rowspan=2| [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil || rowspan=2| {{fb|ARG}} || align=center|'''?'''–? || rowspan=2 align=center| 6–2 || rowspan=2| 1945 Copa Roca	
|-
| 7. || align=center|'''?'''–?
|-
| 8. || 9 January 1946 || [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]] || {{fb|URU}} || align=center|'''1'''–? || align=center| 1–1 || [[Copa Río Branco|1946 Copa Río Branco]]
|-
| 9. || 3 April 1949 || Rio de Janeiro, Brazil || {{fb|ECU}} || align=center|'''9'''–1 || align=center| 9–1 || rowspan=7| [[1949 South American Championship]]
|-
| 10. || rowspan=2| 17 April 1949 || rowspan=2| [[São Paulo]], Brazil || rowspan=2| {{fb|COL}} || align=center|'''4'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 5–0
|-
| 11. || align=center|'''5'''–0
|-
| 12. || 24 April 1949 || rowspan=4| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil || {{fb|PER}} || align=center|'''6'''–1 || align=center| 7–1
|-
| 13. || rowspan=3| 11 May 1949 || rowspan=3| {{fb|PAR}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=3 align=center| 7–0
|-
| 14. || align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 15. || align=center|'''4'''–0
|-
| 16. || rowspan=2| 6 May 1950 || rowspan=2| São Paulo, Brazil || rowspan=2| {{fb|URU}} || align=center|'''?'''–? || rowspan=2 align=center| 3–4 || rowspan=4| [[Copa Río Branco|1950 Copa Río Branco]]
|-
| 17. || align=center|'''?'''–?
|-
| 18. || 14 May 1950 || rowspan=11| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil || {{fb|URU}} || align=center|'''?'''–? || align=center| 3–2
|-
| 19. || 18 May 1950 || {{fb|URU}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–0
|-
| 20. || rowspan=2| 24 June 1950 || rowspan=2| {{fb|MEX}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 4–0 || rowspan=9| [[1950 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| 21. || align=center|'''4'''–0
|-
| 22. || 1 July 1950 || {{fb|YUG}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–0
|-
| 23. || rowspan=4| 9 July 1950 || rowspan=4| {{fb|SWE}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=4 align=center| 7–1
|-
| 24. || align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 25. || align=center|'''4'''–0
|-
| 26. || align=center|'''5'''–0
|-
| 27. || rowspan=2| 13 July 1950 || rowspan=2| {{fb|ESP}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 6–1
|-
| 28. || align=center|'''5'''–0
|-	
| 30. || rowspan=2| 20 April 1952 || rowspan=2| Santiago, Chile || rowspan=2| {{fb|CHI}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 3–0 || rowspan=2| [[1952 Panamerican Championship]]
|-
| 31. || align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 32. || 12 March 1953 || [[Lima]], [[Peru]] || {{fb|ECU}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–0 || [[1953 South American Championship]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Sport Recife'''
*[[Campeonato Pernambucano]]: 1941, 1942

'''Vasco da Gama'''
*[[Campeonato Carioca]]: 1945, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1956
*[[South American Championship of Champions]]: 1948
*[[Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Correa Meyer]]: 1953

'''Fluminense'''
*[[Campeonato Carioca]]: 1946

'''Rio de Janeiro State Team'''
*[[Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais]]: 1943, 1944

'''Brazil'''
*[[Copa América|South American Championship]]: [[1949 South American Championship|1949]]
*[[Panamerican Championship]]: [[1952 Panamerican Championship|1952]]
*[[FIFA World Cup]] runner-up: 1950
*[[Copa América|South American Championship]] runner-up: 1945, 1946, 1953

'''Individual'''
*[[Copa América records and statistics|Copa América Best Player]]: 1949
*[[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Boot|FIFA World Cup Golden Boot]]: 1950
*[[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]: 1950
*[[IFFHS|IFFHS Brazilian Player of the 20th Century]] (18th place)<ref name="IFFHS' Century Elections">[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iffhs-century.html IFFHS' Century Elections]</ref>
*[[IFFHS|IFFHS South American Player of the 20th Century]] (44th place)<ref name="IFFHS' Century Elections"/>
*[[History of the Brazil national football team#Brazilian Football Museum – Hall of Fame|Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame]]

==References==
{{Portal|Association football|Brazil}}
{{reflist}}

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