Francisco Rodrigues (Portuguese footballer) should not be confused with Francisco Palmeiro.
Francisco Rodrigues | |
Fullname: | Francisco Palmeiro Rodrigues |
Birth Date: | 26 July 1914 |
Death Date: | Deceased |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1935–1939 |
Clubs1: | Vitória Setúbal |
Caps1: | 28 |
Goals1: | 11 |
Years2: | 1939–1942 |
Clubs2: | Benfica |
Caps2: | 47 |
Goals2: | 49 |
Years3: | 1942–1946 |
Clubs3: | Vitória Setúbal |
Caps3: | 47 |
Goals3: | 54 |
Totalcaps: | 122 |
Totalgoals: | 114 |
Francisco Palmeiro Rodrigues (26 July 1914[1] – date of death unknown) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.
Rodrigues played for Benfica between 1939 and 1942, and moved to Vitória de Setúbal where he won two Bota de Prata awards (league top scorer), becoming the first player to win it two straight outright times.[2] While at Benfica, he scored 9 goals against city rivals, Sporting CP.[3]