José Ribeiro Simões Costa (15 June 1913 – 19 July 1944), known as Simões, was a Portuguese

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who played as a

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Club career

Simões spent his entire career with

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, always in the

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. He was part of the squad that won the

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. Simões died on 19 July 1944, aged 31.

International career

Simões won 10

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for

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over five years. He made his debut on 26 January 1936, in a 3–2 friendly defeat against

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held in

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. On 28 November 1937, before the start of another exhibition game, against

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, Simões, as well as teammates

Mariano Amaro Mariano Rodrigues Amaro (7 August 1914 – 22 May 1987) was a Portuguese football midfielder and manager. Club career Amaro was born in Lisbon. He spent his entire career with local club C.F. Os Belenenses, always in the Primeira Liga. In the 1 ...

, João Azevedo and

Artur Quaresma Artur da Silva Quaresma (27 June 1917 – 2 December 2011) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Quaresma started playing with local F.C. Barreirense in the second division. In the ...

, refused to perform the

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, being subsequently questioned by

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simoes, Jose 1913 births 1944 deaths Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players C.F. Os Belenenses players Portugal men's international footballers

Club career

International career

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