Francisco Rodrigues (Portuguese footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Palmeiro Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1914 | ||
| Date of death | Deceased | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1939 | Vitória Setúbal | 28 | (11) |
| 1939–1942 | Benfica | 47 | (49) |
| 1942–1946 | Vitória Setúbal | 47 | (54) |
| Total | 122 | (114) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francisco Palmeiro Rodrigues (26 July 1914[1] – date of death unknown) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.
Career
[edit]Rodrigues played for Benfica between 1939 and 1942, and moved to Vitória de Setúbal where he won two Bota de Prata awards (league top scorer), becoming the first player to win it two straight outright times.[2] While at Benfica, he scored 9 goals against city rivals, Sporting CP.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Malheiro, João (November 2009). O Império Vermelho - A história completa do Benfica [The Red Empire - The complete history of Benfica] (in Portuguese). Statistics by Rui Malheiro. Portugal: QuidNovi. p. 48. ISBN 978-989-628-170-0.
- ^ Claro, Paulo (16 June 2016). "Portugal – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ The best scorers ever (archived). Retrieved 5 October 2016
External links
[edit]- Francisco Rodrigues at ForaDeJogo (archived)
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