José António Barreto Travassos (22 February 1926 – 12 February 2002) was a Portuguese
footballer who played as a
forward.
Club career
Born in
Lisbon
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, Travassos joined
Sporting CP in 1946 from
G.D. CUF. During his spell with the club, he appeared in 321 games all competitions comprised and scored 128 goals, being part of an attacking line dubbed ''Cinco Violinos'' (Five
Violins) that also included
Albano,
Jesus Correia,
Fernando Peyroteo and
Manuel Vasques and winning eight
Primeira Liga
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championships and two
Taça de Portugal trophies.
In the
1948–49 season, Travassos netted a career-best 16 goals to help the Lions win the domestic league ahead of
S.L. Benfica. He retired in 1959 at the age of 33, dying in his hometown at the age of 75.
International career
Travassos won 35
caps for the
Portuguese national team over 11 years, scoring six times. His debut came on 5 January 1947 in a 2–2
friendly
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draw against
Switzerland
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in the Portuguese capital and, 21 days later and in another home exhibition game, netted a brace to help defeat
Spain 4–1.
Travassos was one of the first Portuguese footballers to achieve international level, playing for the
FIFA
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team that defeated
England 4–1 in 1955, in
Belfast. For this achievement, he was dubbed "Zé da Europa" (Europe Joe).
References
External links
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Portugal stats at Eu-Football
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1926 births
2002 deaths
Portuguese footballers
Footballers from Lisbon
Association football forwards
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
G.D. Fabril players
Sporting CP footballers
Portugal international footballers