Cândido Coelho Tavares (30 December 1911 – 18 June 1997) was a Portuguese football

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and manager. With a career spanning over a decade, Tavares represented mainly

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and Benfica, coaching the latter afterwards and winning a

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Playing career

Born in

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, Tavares started playing with

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in 1931 and moved to

Lusitano G.C. Lusitano Ginásio Clube, MHC, also commonly known as Lusitano de Évora (abbrev. Lusit. Évora), is a Portuguese sports club based in Évora competing in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth-tier league in the Portuguese football system. F ...

the following year. In 1935 he returned to his previous club, subsequently signing with

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904 as ''Sport Lisboa'', Be ...

. At the latter side, Tavares eventually beat competition from Augusto Amaro and Pedro Conceição position, playing all of the league games in his first season, and interchanging with Amaro in his second year. He then had a third spell at Casa Pia, retiring in 1942 at the age of 31 with União Sportiva in

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Coaching career

After retiring, Tavares started working as a

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, having his first experience as manager in December 1951 at Benfica, when Ted Smith left unexpectedly. He was still able to guide them to a

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triumph against Sporting Clube de Portugal on 15 June 1952 and, the next year, was appointed at

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, which he led to two consecutive eighth-place finishes in the Primeira Liga. Subsequently, Tavares managed

Lusitano de Évora Lusitano Ginásio Clube, MHC, also commonly known as Lusitano de Évora (abbrev. Lusit. Évora), is a Portuguese sports club based in Évora competing in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth-tier league in the Portuguese football system. F ...

, S.C.U. Torreense and G.D. Fabril, always in the top flight. He also had a small stint in the Portugal national team as fitness coach, in 1956.

Managerial statistics

Honours

: 1951–52

References

General * Specific

External links

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