Francisco Palmeiro Rodrigues (26 July 1914
– date of death unknown) was a Portuguese
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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.
Career
Rodrigues played for
Benfica between 1939 and 1942, and moved to
Vitória de Setúbal
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where he won two
Bota de Prata awards (
league
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top scorer), becoming the first player to win it two straight outright times. While at Benfica, he scored 9 goals against
city rivals,
Sporting CP
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.
The best scorers ever
(archived). Retrieved 5 October 2016
References
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1914 births
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Vitória F.C. players
S.L. Benfica footballers
Primeira Liga players
Year of death missing
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