Jesus Muñoz Crespo (11 September 1899 – 11 September 1979) was a Portuguese

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who played as a

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Career

Crespo arrived at Benfica in 1917, at the age of 18. He made his official debut in the first game of the 1917–18 edition of the

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, on 16 December 1917. Capable of playing either as inside forward or centre-forward, in a 2-3-5 formation, he was mainly used as inside forward and partnered with

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, while both supported players like

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, or Mário Carvalho. On 16 December 1923, he received his only cap, in a 0-3 loss against

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played on Avenida de la Reina Victoria, Sevilla. Over the course of 12 seasons, he played more than 100 matches, a club record at that time, retiring at age 30, with his last match on 24 February 1929.

Honours

Benfica *

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(2)

References

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* * * 1899 births 1979 deaths Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football forwards S.L. Benfica footballers Portugal men's international footballers Place of birth missing {{Portugal-footy-forward-stub