Arsénio Rodrigues Jardim (1 July 1949 – 4 July 2020), commonly known as Seninho, was a Portuguese professional

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who played as a right winger.

Club career

Seninho was born in Sá da Bandeira, Portuguese Angola. In his country, he only played with

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, making his

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debut in the 1969–70 season, which he ended with 18 games and six goals to help his team to the ninth position. He won the only national championship of his career with the club in

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, contributing 29 matches and four goals to the feat. Subsequently, aged 29, Seninho moved to the United States where he remained until his retirement, playing five years with the New York Cosmos and two with the Chicago Sting and winning the

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with both sides – three titles with the former.

International career

Seninho won four caps for Portugal in slightly less than two years. His debut came on 7 April 1976, in a 3–1

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loss to Italy.

Death

Seninho died on 4 July 2020 at the age of 71, after having been admitted to the University Hospital Center of São João in Porto.

Honours

Porto *

: 1977–78 * Taça de Portugal: 1976–77 New York Cosmos *

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Chicago Sting *

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