Ademir da Guia (born 3 April 1942 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former professional footballer, playing most notably during the 1960s and 1970s for Palmeiras, a leading association football team in Brazil and South America where he is still regarded as one of the club's all-time best players.
More recently in 2004, he was elected for the legislative period of 2005–2008 as councilman for the city of São Paulo.
Unlike many distinguished football players in his country, Ademir did not actually have a prolonged and constant participation into the Brazilian national team; playing in nine matches for Brazil in the total: the first six in 1965 and the other three in 1974 – including at the 1974 FIFA World Cup when he actually got the chance to play only in the runners-up match for third place against Poland.
His father, Domingos da Guia, was a former national team member who played at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. Also his uncle, Ladislau da Guia had pursued the same career path at an earlier stage playing for Bangu Atlético Clube, actually becoming that club's all-time best scorer with a total of 215 goals scored.
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