Rogério Sousa Explained

Rogério Sousa
Fullname:Rogério Apolónio de Sousa
Birth Date:18 April 1910
Birth Place:Funchal, Portugal
Death Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Death Date:1976 (age 65-66)
Height:1.75 m
Position:Outside forward
Years1:1932−1940
Clubs1:Benfica
Caps1:68
Goals1:46
Totalcaps:68
Totalgoals:46

Rogério Apolónio de Sousa (18 April 1910 – 1976) was a Portuguese footballer who played as an outside forward.

Club career

Born in Funchal, Madeira, during the time of the constitutional monarchy, which would last a further six months. In his youth he started to play football with a leather ball in the extreme poverty of Madeira.[1]

He joined Benfica in 1932, where he would play as outside forward in a typical 2–3–2–3 formation supporting Vítor Silva, Valadas or Espírito Santo. In his first season, he helped the club stop a 12-year winless run in the Campeonato de Lisboa.

In 1936–37 Primeira Liga, he was the team topscorer with 19 league goals, 32 in all competitions, as Benfica conquer their second league title. His last game for Benfica was a 2–1 win over Carcavelinhos on 16 June 1940.

Honours

Benfica[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: João Malheiro. Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias. July 2006. Benfica Memorial, 100 glories. QuidNovi. 978-972-8998-26-4. 119. Third. Portuguese.
  2. May 2015. Bicampeões para a história. Back-to-back champions for the ages. Portuguese. Visão. Portugal. Impresa Publishing. 40. 0872-3540.