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Thomaz Soares da Silva, also known as Zizinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ziˈzĩɲu]; 14 September 1921 – 8 February 2002), was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for the Brazil national football team. He came to international prominence at the 1950 World Cup, where he scored two goals. He was lauded as a complete player, with an array of offensive skills such as his dribbling, passing, and shooting ability with both feet, as well as his accuracy from dead ball situations and extraordinary vision, and is often considered the best Brazilian footballer of the pre-Pelé era.

Honours

Club

• Campeonato Carioca: 1942, 1943, 1944

• Campeonato Paulista: 1957

International

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1950

• South American Championship: 1949

• Taça do Atlântico: 1956

• Roca Cup: 1945

• Copa Rio Branco: 1950

• Taça Oswaldo Cruz: 1955, 1956

Individual

• FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1950

• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1950

• IFFHS Brazilian Player of the 20th Century (4th place)

• IFFHS South American Player of the 20th Century (10th place)

• Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame

Records

• South American Championship / Copa América all-time top goalscorer: 17 goals (shared with Norberto Méndez)