Manuel Vasques
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel Soeiro Vasques | ||
Date of birth | (1926-07-29)29 July 1926 | ||
Place of birth | Barreiro, Portugal | ||
Date of death | 10 July 2003(2003-07-10) (aged 76) | ||
Place of death | Portugal | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1943–1946 | CUF | ||
1946–1959 | Sporting CP | 278 | (190) |
1959–1960 | Atlético | 4 | (1) |
Total | 282 | (191) | |
International career | |||
1948–1957 | Portugal | 26 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Manuel Soeiro Vasques (29 July 1926 – 10 July 2003) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Vasques joined Sporting CP in 1946, from local club G.D. CUF. During his spell in Lisbon he appeared in 349 games all competitions comprised and scored 225 goals, being part of an attacking line dubbed Cinco Violinos (Five Violins) that also included Albano, Jesus Correia, Fernando Peyroteo and José Travassos and winning ten major titles, including eight Primeira Liga championships.[1]
In the 1950–51 season, Vasques led the scoring charts at 29 goals to help the Lions win the domestic league 11 ahead of second-placed FC Porto.[2][3]
International career
Vasques won 26 caps for the Portugal national team over nine years, netting eight times. His debut came on 21 March 1948 in a 3–0 friendly loss against Spain, in Madrid.
Personal life
Vasques' uncle, Manuel Soeiro, was also a footballer. He too played for Sporting and Portugal.[4]
References
- ^ Roseiro, Bruno (29 July 2017). "Quem eram os Cinco Violinos, a famosa linha avançada que marcou mais de 1.200 golos?" [Who were the Five Violins, the famous forward line who scored more than 1.200 goals?]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Marques, Sara (16 February 2015). "O dia em que os cinco violinos marcaram 12 golos" [The day the five violins scored 12 goals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Claro, Paulo; Preston, Simon; Nunes, João; Di Maggio, Roberto. "Portugal – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Vasques". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 21 August 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
External links
- Manuel Vasques at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Manuel Vasques at National-Football-Teams.com
- Manuel Vasques at EU-Football.info
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- 1935: Soeiro
- 1936: Pinga
- 1937: Soeiro
- 1938: Peyroteo
- 1939: Costuras
- 1940: Kodrnja & Peyroteo
- 1941: Peyroteo
- 1942: Dias
- 1943: Julinho
- 1944: Rodrigues
- 1945: Rodrigues
- 1946: Peyroteo
- 1947: Peyroteo
- 1948: Araújo
- 1949: Peyroteo
- 1950: Julinho
- 1951: Vasques
- 1952: J. Águas
- 1953: Matateu
- 1954: Martins
- 1955: Matateu
- 1956: J. Águas
- 1957: J. Águas
- 1958: Arsénio
- 1959: J. Águas
- 1960: Ribeiro
- 1961: J. Águas
- 1962: Veríssimo
- 1963: Torres
- 1964: Eusébio
- 1965: Eusébio
- 1966: Eusébio & Figueiredo
- 1967: Eusébio
- 1968: Eusébio
- 1969: António
- 1970: Eusébio
- 1971: Artur Jorge
- 1972: Artur Jorge
- 1973: Eusébio
- 1974: Yazalde
- 1975: Yazalde
- 1976: Jordão
- 1977: Gomes
- 1978: Gomes
- 1979: Gomes
- 1980: Jordão
- 1981: Nené
- 1982: Jacques
- 1983: Gomes
- 1984: Gomes & Nené
- 1985: Gomes
- 1986: Fernandes
- 1987: Cascavel
- 1988: Cascavel
- 1989: Vata
- 1990: Magnusson
- 1991: R. Águas
- 1992: Ricky
- 1993: Cadete
- 1994: Yekini
- 1995: Nader
- 1996: Domingos
- 1997: Jardel
- 1998: Jardel
- 1999: Jardel
- 2000: Jardel
- 2001: Pena
- 2002: Jardel
- 2003: Faye & Simão
- 2004: McCarthy
- 2005: Liédson
- 2006: Meyong
- 2007: Liédson
- 2008: López
- 2009: Nenê
- 2010: Cardozo
- 2011: Hulk
- 2012: Cardozo & Lima
- 2013: Martínez
- 2014: Martínez
- 2015: Martínez
- 2016: Jonas
- 2017: Dost
- 2018: Jonas
- 2019: Seferovic
- 2020: Vinícius
- 2021: Gonçalves
- 2022: Núñez
- 2023: Taremi
- 2024: Gyökeres