SOCCER PLAYER

Niginho

1912 - 1975

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Leonídio Fantoni, best known as Niginho or Fantoni III (born in Belo Horizonte, 12 February 1912 – died 5 September 1975) was a professional association footballer who played as a forward. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Niginho is the 3,025th most popular soccer player (down from 2,055th in 2019), the 570th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 427th in 2019) and the 289th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Niginho ranks 3,025 out of 21,273Before him are Guillermo Saavedra, Mwepu Ilunga, Willy Jäggi, Kenneth Brylle, Juan Carlos Valerón, and Branislav Sekulić. After him are Ernesto Grillo, Rafael Albrecht, Emmanuel Scheffer, Edílson, Erwin Vandendaele, and Naci Erdem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Niginho ranks 289Before him are György Szűcs, Annemarie Heinrich, Willy Kaiser, Federico Saiz, Santiago Lovell, and Morris Louis. After him are Eva Crane, Alfred Aston, Lightnin' Hopkins, Albert Richter, Rudolf Firkušný, and Héctor Socorro. Among people deceased in 1975, Niginho ranks 188Before him are Gösta Andersson, Sigmund Haringer, Javier Ambrois, Gabriel Aresti, Erzsébet Schaár, and Piero Dusio. After him are Otto Winzer, Heinz Müller, Paul Peter Meouchi, May Sutton, Paul Montel, and Valeri Popenchenko.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Niginho ranks 570 out of 2,236Before him are Henrique Mecking (1952), Igor Cavalera (1970), Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró (1939), Wagner Lopes (1969), Pixinguinha (1897), and Celso Amorim (1942). After him are Edílson (1971), Caio Júnior (1965), Vanderlei de Lima (1969), Valdir Benedito (1965), Bernardo Rezende (1959), and Germano Boettcher Sobrinho (1911).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Niginho ranks 289Before him are Cacau (1981), Rildo da Costa Menezes (1942), Batista (1955), Evair (1965), Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró (1939), and Wagner Lopes (1969). After him are Edílson (1971), Caio Júnior (1965), Valdir Benedito (1965), Germano Boettcher Sobrinho (1911), Silva Batuta (1940), and Teóphilo Bettencourt Pereira (1900).