Manuel Esteves Soeiro Vasques (17 March 1909 – February 1977), known as Soeiro, was a Portuguese

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in

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, Soeiro signed for

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in 1933 from local Luso Futebol Clube. During his 12-year spell with the former club, he helped to the conquest of four

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trophies – the competition was known as Campeonato de Portugal until 1938 – and the 1940–41 edition of the

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. Additionally, he was the latter tournament's top scorer in 1934–35 and 1936–37. Soeiro appeared in 219 games for Sporting in all competitions, scoring 206 goals.

International career

Soeiro earned 12

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for the Portugal national team in nearly nine years. He made his debut on 3 May 1932 in a friendly against

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, netting once in the 3–2 win in

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Personal life

Soeiro's nephew,

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 ...

, was also a footballer. He too played for Sporting and Portugal.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Soeiro, Manuel 1909 births 1977 deaths Sportspeople from Barreiro, Portugal Portuguese footballers Association football forwards Primeira Liga players Sporting CP footballers Portugal international footballers