Francisco Bolota

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Francisco Bolota
Personal information
Full name Francisco Estêvão Bolota
Date of birth (1946-04-20) April 20, 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Alcochete, Portugal
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1964–1967 GD Alcochetense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1967–1970 F.C. Barreirense 3 (0)
1970–1971 C.D. Montijo
1971–1976 União de Tomar 109 (29)
1976–1977 C.D. Montijo 30 (12)
1977 Toronto Italia 15 (27)
1978 Rochester Lancers 28 (12)
1978–1979 C.D. Montijo
1979 Toronto First Portuguese
1979–1981 Juventude Sport Clube 51 (22)
1981–1982 Lusitano G.C.
1982–1984 União de Tomar 15 (5)
1984–1985 C.D. Montijo 5 (0)
1986 Toronto First Portuguese
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Bolota (born April 20, 1946) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Bolota joined the youth ranks of GD Alcochetense in 1964. [1] In 1967, he played in the Primeira Divisão with F.C. Barreirense for two seasons. [2] Later he joined C.D. Montijo and played in the Segunda Divisão Portuguesa. In 1971, he returned to the top flight with União de Tomar for five seasons, and returned to former team C.D. Montijo for the 1976-77 season. In 1977, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia. [3] In his debut season in Toronto he recorded 27 goals in 15 matches. [4]

In 1978, he played in the North American Soccer League with Rochester Lancers. [5] [6] He played with Toronto First Portuguese for the 1979 NSL season. [2] The following season he returned to former team Montijo in the Segunda Divisão Portuguesa. He later had a stint with Juventude Sport Clube, and Lusitano G.C. [7] He concluded his career in Portugal with former teams União de Tomar, and Montijo. In 1986, he returned to play in the National Soccer League with Toronto First Portuguese. [8]

In 1985, he permanently settled in Canada and found employment as a construction worker. [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "ForaDeJogo.net - Bolota (Francisco Estêvão Bolota)". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Bolota". União de Tomar (in European Portuguese). November 21, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Bolota 'hat' leads Italia". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. August 18, 1977. p. 36. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Michael (April 1, 1978). "Rochester covers globe to build 'strongest team'". Newspapers.com. Democrat and Chronicle. p. 34. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  5. ↑ "NASL-Francisco Bolota". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Michael (March 8, 1978). "Bolota joins Lancers; Pedro ailing". Newspapers.com. Democrat and Chronicle. p. 52. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  7. ↑ disse, Anónimo em April 30, 2016 às 12:38 PM (July 2, 2011). "Bolota". RetroFoot2 (in European Portuguese). Retrieved August 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Loss hurts Wheels' playoff hopes". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. August 18, 1986. p. C11. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Oral history series". City Builders. September 14, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Myseum of Toronto - City Builders Interactive". Myseum. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
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