Pepe (1908–1931)
José Manoel Soares (30 January 1908 – 24 October 1931), known as Pepe, was a Portuguese Football (soccer), footballer. During his brief career, he played as an Forward (association football), inside forward for CF Belenenses and the Portugal national football team, Portugal national football team, and was considered by many to be Portugal's best player of the time. Despite the young age at which he died, Pépe won two Portuguese Championships (Taça de Portugal) and three Lisbon Championships (Campeonato de Lisboa). Early life José Manuel Soares Louro, better known as "Pepe", was born to a poor family at No. 17 Rua do Embaixador, in Belém, western Lisbon, on 30 January 1908. Club career At the age of 18, Pepe made his first appearance for Belenenses on 28 February 1926 against Benfica, entering the match in the 75th minute with Belenenses down 4–1. In the subsequent 13 minutes, Belenenses scored three goals, tying the contest at 4–4. In the final minute, Benfica were ...
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Belém, Lisbon
Belém () is a (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Belém is located in western Lisbon, to the west of Ajuda and Alcântara and directly east of Lisbon's border with Oeiras. Belém is famous as a museum district, as the home of many of the most notable monuments of Lisbon and Portugal alike, such as the Belém Tower, the Jerónimos Monastery, the Padrão dos Descobrimentos, and Belém Palace (official residence of the President of Portugal). The population in 2011 was 16,528.Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal

History

Archaeological evidence discovered along the margins of the Tagus indicates that human occupation in the area o ...
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