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Which Brazilian football legend had the nickname El Diamante Negro (the black diamond)?

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Which Brazilian football legend had the nickname El Diamante Negro (the black diamond)?
posted Feb 24, 2017 by Ritika Sharma

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Leonidas da Silva
Leonidas da Silva was a Brazilian football player and commentator. He played for Brazil in two World Cups. He was the top scorer of the 1938 World Cup. He was known as the "Black Diamond", and as the "Rubber Man" , due to his elasticity. He was one of the pioneers of the bicycle kick.

answer Mar 3, 2017 by Kavyashree
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