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Vítor Baptista (footballer, Born 1920)
Vítor Baptista da Costa (13 May 1920 – 2008), is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a forward. He is most known for his short three–year spell at Benfica, where he scored 40 goals in 70 games, winning the Taça de Portugal in 1948–49. Career Born in Macieira de Cambra, Vale de Cambra, Baptista started at Vale de Cambra SC, followed by Associação Desportiva Valecambrense and finally Sanjoanense. He joined Benfica in 1946, making his debut on 6 October against Oriental. Despite heavy competition from Espírito Santo, Julinho and Rogério Pipi, he still finished the season with 33 appearances, scoring 24 goals in all competitions. His second season was less prolific, as his playing time dropped, and he scored only 10 goals in 26 matches. In his third and final year at Benfica, he numbers dropped again to 11 games and six goals, but still help them win the Taça de Portugal, in his only silverware there. In total, in the three years at Benfica, Baptista pl ...
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Vale De Cambra
Vale de Cambra (; ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 22,864, in an area of 147.33 km². It had 21,440 electors in 2006. The city itself has about 4,100 inhabitants and is located in the Vila Chã, Codal e Vila Cova de Perrinho parish. The municipality is located in the District of Aveiro, in Norte region and Entre Douro & Vouga subregion. It is now one of the municipalities of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto. The present Mayor is José Alberto Freitas Soares Pinheiro e Silva, elected by the CDS – People's Party. The municipal holiday is June 13. Climate Demographics Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Arões * Cepelos * Junqueira * Macieira de Cambra * Roge * São Pedro de Castelões * Vila Chã Environment The mountains of Freita and Arada: Serra da Freita & Serra da Arada These mountains are a part to the European Nature 2000 Arouca Geopark Notable people * ...
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1946–47 Primeira Divisão
Statistics of Portuguese Liga in the 1946–47 season. Overview It was contested by 14 teams, and Sporting Clube de Portugal won the championship. League standings Results Footnotes {{DEFAULTSORT:1946-47 Primeira Divisao Primeira Liga seasons 1946–47 in Portuguese football Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
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Portuguese Men's Footballers
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2008 Deaths
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1920 Births
Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen in Finland, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own market town. * January 7 – Russian Civil War: The forces of White movement, Russian White Admiral Alexander Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk; the Great Siberian Ice March ensues. * January 10 ** The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I. ** The League of Nations Covenant enters into force. On January 16, the organization holds its first council meeting, in Paris. * January 11 – The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic is recognised de facto by European powers in Palace of Versailles, Versailles. * January 13 – ''The New York Times'' Robert H. Goddard#Publicity and criticism, ridicules American rocket scientist Robert H. Goddard, which it will rescind following the launch of Apollo 11 in 1969. * Janua ...
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1948–49 Primeira Divisão
Statistics of Portuguese Liga in the 1948–49 season. Overview It was contested by 14 teams, and Sporting Clube de Portugal won the championship. League standings Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:1948-49 Primeira Divisao Primeira Liga seasons 1948–49 in Portuguese football Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
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Rogério Pipi
Rogério Lantres de Carvalho (7 December 1922 – 8 December 2019), known as Rogério Pipi, was a Portuguese Association football, footballer who played mainly as a Forward (association football), forward. Over the course of 14 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 245 games and 132 goals, most notably at S.L. Benfica, Benfica. He gained 15 caps for the Portugal national football team, Portugal national team, scoring 2 goals. Club career Born in Lisbon, Carvalho began his career at local club Chelas. In 1942, he signed with S.L. Benfica, Benfica, where he played 12 seasons, excepting a period in 1947, when he played for Brazilian side Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Botafogo. He was one of the victims, so to speak, of Otto Glória's professionalism; he left Benfica in 1954 because he did not want to quit his job, and finished his career in another local club, Clube Oriental de Lisboa, Oriental. With Benfica, he won three Primeira Liga, league titles, six Taça de Portugal, ...
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Forward (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a forward (attacker or striker) is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position which primarily plays further up the pitch than Midfielder, midfielders and Defender (association football), defenders. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack. Their advanced position and limited defensive responsibilities mean forwards normally score more goals on behalf of their team than other players. Attacking positions generally favour direct players who take on the defense of the opponent in order to create scoring chances, where they benefit from a lack of predictability in attacking play. Formation (association football), Modern team formations normally include one to three forwards. For example, the common Formation (association football)#4–2–3–1, 4–2–3–1 includes one forward. Less conventional formations may include more than three forwards, or sometimes ...
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Júlio Correia Da Silva
Júlio Correia da Silva (1 December 1919 – 18 March 2010), known as Julinho, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward. Over the course of 13 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 166 games and 170 goals, mainly at Benfica, where he won six major titles. Career Born in Ramalde, Portugal, Julinho started his career at Boavista F.C., debuting for the first-team at only 15, and staying until 1940. After a short stint at Académico F.C., he caught the attention of S.L. Benfica who signed him in 1942, despite better offers from FC Porto. At Benfica, he went on to be part of the club's offensive line that included Mário Rui, Espírito Santo, Rogério Pipi and Arsénio, who were dubbed ''Os Cinco Diabos Vermelhos'' (The Five Red Devils). Mainly a centre forward, but could also play as inside forward, he made his debut on 11 October 1942 against Atlético and in the following eight seasons scored over 150 league goals, to help the club win three league titles. He ...
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Guilherme Espírito Santo
Guilherme Santa Graça do Espírito Santo (30 October 1919 – 25 November 2012), best known as Espírito Santo, was a Portuguese footballer and athlete. Over the course of 12 seasons he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 117 games and 79 goals, spending all of his career at Benfica, winning seven major titles. Nicknamed ''The Black Pearl'', he was a prolific goalscorer, with Peyroteo even claiming he was a more complete footballer than him. Career Club Born in Lisbon, of São Toméan descent, Espírito Santo moved to Luanda at the age of 8, and joined the local Benfica delegation, Sport Luanda e Benfica. A fast and agile footballer, his performances led him to being call up to Benfica at age 16, to replace his idol — Vítor Silva – as centre forward. He made his debut on 10 January 1937, still age 17, in a 2–1 win against Vitória de Setúbal, scoring both goals from Benfica. His 23 goals in two seasons helped the club achieve a three-peat, with Espírito Santo assist ...
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