Raul Soares de Figueiredo (22 January 1903 – 3 December 1941), known as Tamanqueiro, was Portuguese

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who played as a midfielder.

Football career

During his short senior career, Tamanqueiro played for Académico do Porto,

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and S.L. Benfica. He gained 17 caps for the Portugal national team. Having made his debut on 17 May 1925, in a 0–2 defeat against Spain in

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, Tamanqueiro appeared for the nation at the

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Portugal - Record International Players
at RSSSF * 1903 births 1941 deaths Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders S.C. Olhanense players S.L. Benfica footballers Portugal men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Portugal Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics {{Portugal-footy-midfielder-stub