Pavão (footballer, born 1947) explained

Pavão
Fullname:Fernando Pascoal Neves
Height:1.73 m
Birth Date:1947 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Chaves, Portugal
Death Place:Porto, Portugal
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1959–1964
Youthclubs1:Chaves
Youthyears2:1964–1965
Youthclubs2:Porto
Years1:1965–1973
Caps1:179
Goals1:16
Nationalyears1:1965
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1966–1967
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1968–1973
Nationalteam3:Portugal
Nationalcaps3:6
Nationalgoals3:0

Fernando Pascoal Neves (12 July 1947 – 16 December 1973), commonly known as Pavão, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a central midfielder for FC Porto in the Primeira Liga.

Career

Born in Chaves, Pavão began playing football in his local team Chaves. In 1964 he entered Porto's youth academy and after one season, joined the senior team eventually playing for the club his entire professional career.

In December 1973, he collapsed after completing a pass during the 13th minute of a league match against Vitória Setúbal at Estádio das Antas, dying of a heart attack at age 26.[1]

Honours

Porto

1967–68

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diário de Notícias. FC Porto-Setúbal à jornada 13: é dia de lembrar Pavão. Rui Marques Simoes. Portuguese. 13 December 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140427012524/https://www.dn.pt/desporto/fc-porto/interior/fc-porto-setubal-a-jornada-13-e-dia-de-lembrar-pavao-1446236.html. 27 April 2014.