Manuel Soeiro

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Manuel Soeiro
Personal information
Full name Manuel Esteves Soeiro Vasques
Date of birth(1909-03-17)17 March 1909
Place of birth Barreiro, Portugal
Date of death February 1977 (1977-03) (aged 67)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Luso Barreiro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1928–1933 Luso Barreiro
1933–1945 Sporting CP 104 (99)
International career
1932–1941 Portugal 12 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Esteves Soeiro Vasques (17 March 1909 – February 1977), known as Soeiro, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.

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Club career

Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Soeiro signed for Sporting CP in 1933 from local Luso Futebol Clube. [1] During his 12-year spell with the former club, he helped to the conquest of four Taça de Portugal trophies – the competition was known as Campeonato de Portugal until 1938 – and the 1940–41 edition of the Primeira Liga. Additionally, he was the latter tournament's top scorer in 1934–35 and 1936–37. [2]

Soeiro appeared in 219 games for Sporting in all competitions, scoring 206 goals.

International career

Soeiro earned 12 caps for the Portugal national team in nine years. [3] He made his debut on 3 May 1932 in a friendly against Yugoslavia, netting once in the 3–2 win in Lisbon. [4]

Personal life

Soeiro's nephew, Manuel Vasques, was also a footballer. He too played for Sporting and Portugal. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Tadeia, António (6 February 2022). "F80 (113): Pleno do Sporting em ano de desastre" [F80 (113): Sporting win it all in disastrous year] (in Portuguese). António Tadeia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Claro, Paulo; Preston, Simon; Nunes, João; Di Maggio, Roberto. "Portugal – List of Topscorers". RSSSF . Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Portugal-Andorra: Dois estreantes voltam a marcar mais de 70 anos depois" [Portugal-Andorra: Two newcomers score again more than 70 years later] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Vasques". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 21 August 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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