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Fumaca - the story of the boy from Brazil tipped to be the next big thing
28.10.26, 16:17 Updated 28.10.26, 18:47
He was the original boy from Brazil.
Tipped as the next big thing and a future £15 million player - the British record transfer fee at the time.
Blues were so enthused about him that David Sullivan and David Gold flew up from London to Leeds to watch his debut in a reserve game.
José Rodrigues Alves Antunes - better known as Fumaça.
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covered Blues for the Birmingham Mail & Sports Argus as correspondent & chief sports writer for 28 years before becoming head of media & communications at St. Andrew's in 2014. Most recently he worked in academy talent ID & recruitment before returning full circle by joining renowned journalist Neil Moxley with the launch of Forever Blues.