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Career & Clubs
Pre-1950
Born 21 March 1921, in Quatis, Rio de Janeiro, Jair started his career as a left winger at Madureira (in Rio) in 1938. He made his debut for the Brazil squad just two years later, on 5 March 1940, in a 6–1 defeat by Argentina, though Jair did score the goal – the first of 22 he was to score for Brazil. The Brazilian team regularly featured Jair throughout the 1940s, as his club career led him first to Vasco da Gama, then to Flamengo – remaining in Rio. His greatest moment during this time, however, was in 1944, when he scored a hat-trick against Uruguay, in a friendly at São Paulo. Uruguay would come back to haunt him later, but Jair must have enjoyed playing them during the 1940s, as he scored two doubles against La Celeste Olímpica during 1946 and another in 1949 – the year Brazil won the Copa America with Jair scoring (again) two goals in the second leg of the final, a 7–0 victory against Paraguay.
1950
It was the following year, 1950, that Jair’s talents became appreciated on the world stage, when FIFA held their World Cup tournament in Brazil. Along with Zizinho and Ademir, Jair helped to guide Brazil's team through the tournament with great success. They played with pace and flamboyant skills, winning popularity the world over with their attacking play – scoring 22 goals in 6 World Cup games – before falling to Uruguay in a match that was, effectively, the World Cup Final – a game in which Jair hit the post during Brazil’s early domination,…
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- Madureira Esporte Clube (1938–1942)
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- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (1947–1949)
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- Santos F.C. (1956–1960)
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- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (1949–1955)
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- CR Vasco da Gama (1943–1946)
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- São Paulo FC (1961–1962)
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- Brazil men's national football team (1940–1956)
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- Associação Atlética Ponte Preta (1962–1963)
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- São Paulo FC (1961–1961)
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- Brazil
Legacy
Vasco Rio State Championship: 1945 Palmeiras São Paulo State Championship: 1950 Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 1951 Copa Rio: 1951 Santos São Paulo State Championship: 1956, 1958, 1960 Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 1959 Brazil Copa América: 1949 FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1950
Individual
Copa América Top Scorer: 1949 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1950 Copa Rio Team of the Tournament: 1951 Campeonato Paulista Team of the Tournament: 1951, 1953, 1954 Torneio Rio-São Paulo Team of the Tournament: 1953, 1954 2nd-highest official free-kick goalscorer in football history: 74 goals
Clubs
Played together with
Abel BragaBrazil men's national football team · 1978–1978- Abel BragaCR Vasco da Gama · 1976–1979
Abner ViníciusAssociação Atlética Ponte Preta- Acácio Cordeiro BarretoBrazil men's national football team · 1986–1990
- Acácio Cordeiro BarretoCR Vasco da Gama · 1982–1991
- Adalto Batista da SilvaSociedade Esportiva Palmeiras · 2002–2004
- Adaílson Pereira CoelhoCR Vasco da Gama · 2007–2008
- Adaílton dos Santos da SilvaAssociação Atlética Ponte Preta · 2013–2013
- Ademar da Silva Braga JúniorClube de Regatas do Flamengo · 1997–2001
Ademilson Braga Bispo JuniorSão Paulo FC · 2012
Ademir da GuiaBrazil men's national football team · 1965–1974- Ademir da GuiaSociedade Esportiva Palmeiras · 1962–1977
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Identifiers & aliases
Jair da Rosa Pinto, or simply Jair, was an association footballer who played offensive midfielder – one of the leading Brazilian men's footballers of the 1940s and 1950s, who is best remembered for his performance in Brazil's 1950 FIFA World Cup campaign. Usually playing as an inside-forward, Jair da Rosa was noted for his free-role style of play and was most known for his pace and technical ability.
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