Francisco Pires

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Francisco Pires
Personal information
Date of birth(1921-12-24)24 December 1921
Place of birth Portugal
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1940–1945 Benfica 17 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Pires (born 24 December 1921) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.

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He joined Benfica in 1940, winning a double of league and cup in 1942–43.

Career

Pires arrived at Benfica by the hands of Janos Biri, making his debut on 19 January 1941, against Sporting. [1] With competition from Lourenço, Valadas, Teixeira and Rodrigues, he found it difficult to break into the first team, despite playing seven league games in his first year. [2] [3] In his second season, he competed exclusivity in the Campeonato de Lisboa, not receiving a winners medal for the league title that Benfica won. [4]

In 1942–43, he received some playing time in the league, enough to win his first league, helping with one goal in 4 appearances. Plus, his four goals in the Portuguese Cup, contributed to Benfica winning the double. [5] [6] In the following season, Pires scored five in six league games, but Benfica failed to retain the league title. [7] After a lacklustre season in 1944–45, with only two games in the regional league, he left Benfica. [8]

Honours

Benfica [1]

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  1. 1 2 Tovar 2012, p. 743.
  2. ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 165.
  3. ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 170.
  4. ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 176.
  5. ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 177.
  6. ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 182.
  7. ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 188.
  8. ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 194.
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