António Jesus Correia, ComIH (3 April 1924 – 30 November 2003) was a Portuguese football and

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player, competing as a forward in the former sport and amassing Primeira Liga totals of 159 games and 128 goals over the course of 11 seasons, mainly with

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Club career

Born in

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, Jesus Correia started playing roller hockey for his local club, trying out at

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with

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as a youth but finally signing with neighbouring

. During his spell, he appeared in 208 games all competitions comprised and scored 159 goals, being part of an attacking line dubbed ''Cinco Violinos'' (Five

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s) that also included Albano,

Fernando Peyroteo Fernando Baptista de Seixas Peyroteo de Vasconcelos (10 March 1918 – 28 November 1978) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. He spent his entire professional career with Sporting CP, scoring 544 goals in all competitions, winn ...

José Travassos José António Barreto Travassos (22 February 1926 – 12 February 2002) was a Portuguese Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Club career Born in Lisbon, Travassos joined Sporting CP in 1946 ...

and

Manuel Vasques Manuel Soeiro Vasques (29 July 1926 – 10 July 2003) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Vasques joined Sporting CP in 1946, from local club G.D. CUF. During his spell in Lis ...

and winning seven Primeira Liga championships and two

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trophies. In the 1946–47 season, Jesus Correia netted a career-best 28 goals in only 21 games to help the Lions win the domestic league ahead of

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. On 5 September 1948, in a friendly with Atlético Madrid that served as re-opening for the

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, he scored six times in a 6–3 away victory. Correia retired from football at the age of 28, returning to hockey after Sporting forced him to choose between the two sports. He still came back to the former in 1955, going on to have a brief stint with G.D. CUF.

International career

Jesus Correia earned 13

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for

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in five years, scoring three goals. His debut came on 5 January 1947 in a 2–2 friendly draw against Switzerland, in Lisbon. Additionally, Jesus Correia was crowned

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champion with the Portuguese hockey team six times (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952 and 1956).

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Correia, Jesus 1924 births 2003 deaths People from Oeiras, Portugal Sportspeople from Lisbon District Portuguese footballers Association football forwards Primeira Liga players Sporting CP footballers G.D. Fabril players Portugal international footballers Portuguese roller hockey players