José Manuel Martins (2 September 1906 – 5 September 1994) was a Portuguese

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. He played as a forward.

Football career

Martins gained 11

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and scored 4 goals for

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and was playing in the 1928 Football Olympic Tournament. He made his debut against

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26 December 1926 in

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, in a 3–3 draw, there he scored 1 goal.

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Profile of José Martins
1906 births 1994 deaths Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Sporting CP footballers Portugal men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Portugal Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen {{Portugal-footy-forward-stub