Manuel Duarte Explained

Manuel Duarte
Fullname:Manuel Almeida Duarte
Birth Date:29 May 1945
Birth Place:Celorico de Basto, Portugal
Death Place:Fafe, Portugal
Position:Striker
Years1:1962–1964
Caps1:12
Goals1:6
Years2:1964–1966
Caps2:38
Goals2:14
Years3:1966–1970
Caps3:27
Goals3:12
Years4:1970–1971
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Years5:1971–1972
Years6:1972–1978
Years7:1978–1979
Years8:1979–1980
Years9:1981–1982
Years10:1982–1984
Nationalyears1:1966
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Manuel Almeida Duarte (29 May 1945 – 2 September 2022) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Duarte was born in Celorico de Basto, Braga District. In a 16–year professional career he played for Académica de Coimbra, Leixões SC, Sporting CP, FC Porto, Varzim S.C. and AD Fafe, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 79 matches and 32 goals over nine seasons and competing in the Segunda Liga with the last two clubs. He retired at the age of 39, after five years in amateur football with four sides.

Duarte scored a career-best 11 goals (in only 19 games) in the 1966–67 campaign, helping Sporting to the fourth position.[1]

International career

Duarte earned two caps for Portugal in 1966, being an unused squad member at that year's FIFA World Cup.[2]

Death

Duarte died in Fafe on 2 September 2022, aged 77.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Época 1966/67: Primeira Divisão. 1966/67 season: First Division. Arquivos da Bola. Portuguese. 17 October 2007. 25 May 2017.
  2. News: A lenda dos Magriços começou há 50 anos. The legend of the Magriços started 50 years ago. Expresso. Paulo. Paixão. José Pedro. Castanheira. Portuguese. 13 July 2016. 9 April 2020.
  3. News: Manuel Duarte, um dos "magriços", morre aos 77 anos. Manuel Duarte, one of the "magriços", dies at the age of 77. Diário de Notícias. Portuguese. 2 September 2022. 2 September 2022.