Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: JosÃ ProcÃ pio Mendes , best known as ZezÃ ProcÃ pio ( born in Varginha , Minas Gerais State , August 12 , 1913 -- dead in ValenÃ a , Rio de Janeiro State , February 8 , 1980 ) was a Brazilian footballer in midfielder role .
Simplified: ZezÃ ProcÃ pio ( born 12 August , 1913 ) is a former Brazilian football player .